List of battles 1801–1900

1801-1805

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1801French Revolutionary WarsAction of 19 February 1801Spain19 FebBritish victory over France
War of the Second CoalitionBattle of AboukirEgypt8 MarchBritish-Turkish army under Ralph Abercromby defeats French Army of Egypt under Jacques de Menou
Battle of Mandora13 MarchThe UK defeats France
Battle of Alexandria21 MarchBritish victory over France
War of the Second Coalition and English WarsBattle of CopenhagenDenmark2 AprilBritish commander Nelson defeats Danish fleet
French Revolutionary WarsAction of 6 May 1801Spain6 MayBritish victory over France
Action of 24 June 1801Libya24 JuneFrench victory over the UK
Siege of CairoEgyptMay - 27 JuneThe UK and the Ottoman Empire capture Cairo from France
First Battle of AlgecirasUnited Kingdom/Spain6 JulyBritish Royal Navy defeats by French
Second Battle of Algeciras12 JulyBritish Royal Navy victory over French, Spanish
First Barbary WarAction of 1 August 1801Libya/Malta1 AugA US ship defeats Ottoman Tripolitania
War of the Second CoalitionRaids on BoulogneFrance4-16 AugFrench victory over the UK
French Revolutionary WarsBattle of MahéSeychelles19 AugBritish victory over France
War of the Second CoalitionCapitulation of AlexandriaEgypt30 AugFrance capitulates to the UK and the Ottoman Empire. End of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria.
French Revolutionary WarsSiege of Porto FerrajoItalyMay - 1 OctFrance besieges Porto Ferrajo on the island of Elba, which was defended by Naples and Tuscany, aided by the UK. On 1 October, peace in Europe made an end to the siege. France got Elba without further fighting as a result of the peace treaty.
1802Haitian RevolutionBattle of Ravine-à-CouleuvresHaiti23 FebFrance defeats Haitians
Battle of KellolaFeb
Battle of Plaisance5 March
Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot4–24 March
First Barbary WarFirst Battle of Tripoli HarborLibya16 MaySweden and the USA defeat Ottoman Tripolitania
American Indian Wars and Russian colonization of North AmericaFirst Battle of SitkaUnited States20 JuneTlingit warriors massacre Russians and Aleut workers, and carry off the women and children.
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Battle of PoonaIndia25 OctPrecursor to the Second Anglo-Maratha War. Holkar defeats the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and the Scindia Dynasty in a Maratha civil war.
1803Haitian Revolution and Napoleonic WarsBlockade of Saint-DomingueHaiti18 June – 6 DecThe UK and Haitians defeat France
First Barbary WarAction of 22 June 1803Libya22 JuneThe US navy defeats Tripolitania
Haitian Revolution and Napoleonic WarsAction of 28 June 1803Haiti28 JuneBritish Royal Navy defeats France
Second Anglo-Maratha WarSiege of AligarhIndia1–4 SepThe UK captures Aligarh from the Maratha Empire. France helped defend Aligarh.
Battle of Delhi11 SepBritish forces under Gerard Lake defeat Maratha forces led by French officer Louis Bourquin
Battle of Assaye23 SepEnglish under Wellesley defeat Marathas under Daulat Scindia in Deccan
Haitian RevolutionSiege of Port-au-PrinceHaitiOctHaitians capture Port-au-Prince from France
Second Anglo-Maratha WarBattle of LaswariIndia1 NovBritish commander Lake defeats Marathas near Agra
Haitian RevolutionBattle of VertièresHaiti18 NovHaitians defeat French in last battle of war of independence
Second Anglo-Maratha WarBattle of ArgaonIndia28 NovThe UK under Wellesley defeats the Maratha Empire under Sindhia
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Second Ottoman invasion of ManiGreeceOttomans fail to conquer Mani a second time
1804
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Battle of Ganja (1804)Azerbaijan22 Nov 1803 – 15 Jan 1804Russian victory in a battle between Russian Empire and Persian Empire for the control of Ganja citadel.
British colonisation of AustraliaCastle Hill convict rebellionAustralia5 MarchIrish convict uprising in the New South Wales colony
First Serbian UprisingBattle of DrlupaSerbiaAprilSerbia defeats the Dahije
Napoleonic WarsBattle of SurinameSuriname5 MayBattle between the Netherlands and UK for the control of the Surinam colony. The UK captures Surinam.
Fulani WarBattle of Tabkin KwattoNigeria21 JuneFirst decisive battle of Fulani War. The Sokoto Caliphate defeats Gobir.
Russo-Persian WarBattle of Echmiadzin (1804)ArmeniaJuneRussian forces forced to withdraw by Iranian forces
First Barbary WarSecond Battle of Tripoli HarborLibya14 JulyIndecisive battle between US and Barbary pirates
Napoleonic WarsBattle of VizagapatamIndia15 SepFrench defeat British in Bay of Bengal
American Indian Wars and Russian colonization of North AmericaSecond Battle of SitkaUnited States1–7 OctIn reprisal for the 1802 attack, Russian forces defeat the Tlingit in the last major armed conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives.
Napoleonic WarsRaid on BoulogneFrance2–3 OctMinor British victory over France
Action of 5 October 1804Portugal5 OctBritish Royal Navy defeats Spain
Second Anglo-Maratha WarSiege of DelhiIndia8-19 OctBrits and Mughals hold Delhi against the Marathas
Battle of Farrukhabad17 NovMaratha forces of Jaswant Rao Holkar defeat British of commander Lake.
Napoleonic WarsAction of 25 November 1804Spain25 NovBritish Royal Navy defeats Spain
Action of 7 December 1804Portugal7 DecBritish Royal Navy defeats Spain
1805Second Anglo-Maratha WarSiege of Bharatpur (1805)India2 Jan – 22 FebThe UK fails to capture Bharatpur, Rajasthan, capital of the Bharatpur State.
First Barbary WarBattle of DerneLibya27 April – 13 MayUS victory against Ottoman Tripolitania
War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Diamond RockMartinique31 May - 2 JuneFrance and Spain capture Diamond Rock from the UK
Napoleonic WarsAction of 15 July 1805France15 JulyThe French Navy defeats the UK
War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez18 JulyA Batavian-French flotilla under Ver Huell repulses an attack by a superior British force
Battle of Cape FinisterreSpain22 JulyInconclusive naval battle between the UK and a coalition of France and Spain
Action of 10 August 180510 AugBritish Royal Navy defeats France
First Serbian UprisingBattle of IvankovacSerbia18 AugSerbian rebels defeated Ottoman Army
War of the Third Coalition and Napoleonic WarsUlm CampaignGermany25 Sep – 20 Oct
War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Donauwörth7 OctFrance defeats Austria
Battle of Wertingen8 Oct
Battle of Günzburg9 Oct
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen11 Oct
Battle of Memmingen14 Oct
Battle of ElchingenFrench Army under Marshal Michel Ney defeats Austrian Army
Battle of Nerenstetten16 OctFrance defeats Austria
Battle of Ulm16–19 OctNapoleon forces surrender of Austrian Army under Baron von Leiberich
Battle of Verona (1805)Italy18 OctFrance defeats Austria
Battle of TrafalgarSpain21 OctThe UK under Nelson defeats France under Villeneuve, signals "England expects every man to do his duty", Nelson killed
Battle of CaldieroItaly30 OctFrench forces under Masséna defeat Austrians in Italy under Archduke Charles of Austria
Battle of MehrnbachAustriaFrance defeats Austria
Battle of Lambach31 OctFrance defeats Russia and Austria
Battle of Cape OrtegalSpain4 NovBritish Royal Navy defeats France
Battle of SteyrAustriaFrance defeats Austria and Russia
Battle of Amstetten5 NovInconclusive battle between France and a coalition of Austria and Russia
Napoleonic WarsBattle of Mariazell8 NovFrance defeats Austria
War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Dürenstein11 NovInconclusive battle between France and a coalition of Russia and Austria
Battle of Schöngrabern16 NovPyotr Bagration commands Russian and Austrian forces against Murat and Napoléon. French victory.
Battle of Castelfranco VenetoItaly24 NovFrance defeats Austria
Battle of WischauCzech Republic25 NovRussia defeats France
Battle of Austerlitz2 DecFrench Army, under Napoleon, victory against Russian Army and any Austrians troops. End of War of the Third Coalition.
Franco-Haitian WarSiege of Santo DomingoDominican RepublicHaitians withdraw from French occupied Santo Domingo

1806-1810

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1806Napoleonic WarsBattle of BlaauwbergSouth Africa8 JanBritish beat the Dutch near Cape Town, establishing British rule in South Africa.
Battle of San DomingoDominican Republic/Haiti6 FebBritish Royal Navy defeats France
War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Campo TeneseItaly10 MarchFrance defeats Naples
Action of 13 March 1806Spain18 MarchBritish Royal Navy defeats France
Battle of MaidaItaly4 JulyThe UK defeats France
Siege of Gaeta26 Feb - 18 JulyFrance captures Gaeta from Naples
Napoleonic WarsAction of 26 July 1806Indonesia26 JulyBritish Royal Navy defeats the Kingdom of Holland.
War of the Third CoalitionMassacre of LauriaItaly7–8 AugFrench troops under Masséna besiege and destroy Lauria, southern Italy. The citizens of Lauria were against the French occupation of the Kingdom of Naples.
First Serbian UprisingBattle of MišarSerbia12–15 AugSerbs defeated bigger Ottoman Army in Serbia
Napoleonic WarsAction of 23 August 1806Cuba23 AugBritish Royal Navy defeats Spain
Battle of Herceg NoviMontenegro30 SepFrance defeats Russia and Montenegro
Siege of RagusaCroatia27 May - 1 OctFrance captures Ragusa, present-day Dubrovnik, which was the end of the Republic of Ragusa. Ragusa was defended by Russia and Montenegro.
War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of SchleizGermany9 OctFrance defeats Prussia and Saxony
Battle of Saalfeld10 Oct
Battles of Jena and Auerstedt14 OctFrench Army, under Davout and Napoleon, defeats Prussian Army in two separate battles. The city of Berlin was taken by the French troops.
Battle of Halle17 OctFrance defeats Prussia
Napoleonic WarsAction of 18 October 1806Indonesia18 OctBritish Royal Navy defeats the Kingdom of Holland
War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of PrenzlauGermany28 OctFrance defeats Prussia
Battle of Waren-Nossentin1 NovPrussia defeats France
Battle of Lübeck6 NovFrance defeats Prussia and Sweden
Napoleonic WarsRaid on BataviaIndonesia27 NovBritish Royal Navy defeats the Kingdom of Holland.
War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of CzarnowoPoland23 DecFrance defeats Russia and Prussia
Battle of Pułtusk26 DecIndecisive battle between Napoleon and Russians
Battle of GolyminFrance defeats Russia
First Serbian UprisingBattle of DeligradSerbiaDecBig battle between Serbian rebels and Ottomans forces in which Serbs won.
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Edirne incidentTurkeyStandoff between Ottoman troops and Balkan janissaries
1807Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of CardalUruguay20 JanUK defeats Spain
War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of MohrungenPoland25 JanFrench defeat Russians and Prussians
Battle of Allenstein3 FebFrance defeats Russia
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of MontevideoUruguayThe UK defeats Spain
War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of EylauRussia8 FebNapoleon fights a hard-won bloodbath with Russians, no decisive result
Battle of Ostrołęka (1807)Poland16 FebFrench defeat Russians
Anglo-Turkish WarDardanelles OperationTurkey19 FebA failed British attempt against the coastal fortifications of the Ottoman capital of Constantinople
Franco-Swedish War and War of the Fourth CoalitionGreat Sortie of StralsundGermany1-3 AprilSweden pushes the French Army out of Swedish Pomerania
Russo-Turkish WarBattle of the DardanellesTurkey10–11 MayOttoman fleet fails to break the Russian blockade of Istanbul
War of the Fourth CoalitionSiege of DanzigPoland19 March - 24 MayFrance captures Danzig, now Gdańsk, from Prussia. Prussia was aided by Russia and the UK.
War of the Third CoalitionBattle of MiletoItaly28 MayFrance defeats Bourbon Naples and Sicily
Anglo-Spanish WarAction of 2 June 1807Uruguay2 JuneThe Spanish Navy defeats the UK
War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Guttstadt-DeppenPoland5-6 JuneRussia defeats France
Battle of Heilsberg10 JuneNapoleon repulses Russian attack
Battle of FriedlandRussia14 JuneFrench Army, under Napoleon, decisively defeats Russians under Bennigsen. End of the War of the Fourth Coalition.
Russo-Turkish WarBattle of ArpachaiArmenia18 JuneRussians defeat Ottomans
Battle of AthosGreece19–29 JuneRussian fleet under Admiral Seniavin defeats Ottoman fleet in Aegean Sea
War of the Fourth CoalitionSiege of KolbergPoland20 March - 2 JulyFrance besieged Prussian Kolberg, now Kołobrzeg, until peace on 2 July. Prussia was aided by the UK and Sweden.
Napoleonic WarsBattle of MiserereArgentina2 JulyThe UK defeats Spain
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of the Retiro5 July
Franco-Swedish WarSiege of StralsundGermany24 July - 24 AugFrance and Spain capture Stralsund from Sweden. This is the end of Swedish Pomerania.
Gunboat War and Napoleonic WarsBattle of KøgeDenmark29 AugThe UK defeats Denmark-Norway
Second Battle of Copenhagen2–7 SepUK land, sea forces under Admiral Gambier and General Cathcart capture Danish fleet.
Anglo-Turkish WarAlexandria expedition of 1807Egypt18 March - 25 SepFailed UK attempt to capture Alexandria. Viceroy Muhammad Ali Pasha accepts to formally keep Egypt within the Ottoman Empire.
War of the Fourth CoalitionSiege of GraudenzPoland22 Jan - 11 DecFrance fails to capture Graudenz, now Grudziądz, from Prussia
Napoleonic WarsRaid on GriessieIndonesia5-11 DecBritish Royal Navy defeats the Kingdom of Holland.
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Battle of HingakakaNew ZealandLargest battle ever fought on New Zealand soil. Tainui victory.
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Third Ottoman invasion of ManiGreeceOttomans fail to capture Mani for a final time
1808English Wars and Napoleonic WarsBattle of Zealand PointDenmark22 MarchThe UK defeats Denmark-Norway.
Napoleonic WarsAction of 4 April 1808Spain4 AprilBritish Royal Navy defeats Spain
Finnish WarBattle of PyhäjokiFinland16 AprilRussia defeats Sweden
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809Battle of LierNorway18 AprilSweden defeats Denmark-Norway
Finnish WarBattle of SiikajokiFinlandSwedish commander Döbeln halts Russian advance during Finnish War
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809Battle of ToverudNorway19–20 AprilDenmark-Norway defeats Sweden
Battle of Rødenes20 April – 7 MayNorwegians pushes the Swedish Army out of Norway
Battle of Trangen25 AprilDenmark-Norway defeats Sweden
Finnish WarBattle of RevolaxFinland27 AprilSwedish force defeats Russians camped in Finnish town
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809Battle of FuruholmSweden28 AprilSweden defeats Denmark-Norway
Finnish WarBattle of PulkkilaFinland2 MaySwedish force annihilates Russian force
Battle of Kumlinge9 or 10 MaySwedish peasants defeat a Russian Army force
Battle of Kuopio12 MaySweden defeats Russia
Gunboat WarBattle of AlvøenNorway16 MayInconclusive naval battle between Denmark-Norway and the UK
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809Battle of Mobekk18 MaySweden defeats Denmark-Norway
Peninsular WarBattle of ValdepeñasSpain6 JuneInconclusive battle between France and Spain
Battle of Alcolea Bridge7 JuneFrance defeats Spain
Gunboat WarBattle of SaltholmDenmark9 JuneThe navy of Denmark-Norway defeats the UK
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809Battle of PrestebakkeNorway10 JuneDenmark-Norway defeats Sweden
Peninsular WarBattle of CabezónSpain12 JuneFrance defeats Spain
Battle of El Bruc6 and 14 JuneFrench forces torch buildings after previous attempt foiled by ambush by Spain. Spanish victory.
Capture of the Rosily Squadron9-14 JuneSpain captures six French warships in the port of Cádiz
Finnish WarBattle of LemoFinland19-20 JuneRussia defeats Sweden
Peninsular WarBattle of GironaSpain20 and 21 JuneSpain defeats France
Finnish WarBattle of NykarlebyFinland24 JuneSweden defeats Russia
Battle of Vaasa25-26 JuneRussia defeats Sweden
Peninsular WarBattle of ValenciaSpain26-28 JuneFrance fails to capture Valencia from Spain
Finnish WarBattle of Rimito KrampFinland30 June - 2 JulyTactical victory but strategic failure of the Swedish Navy versus Russia
Battle of Lintulaks3 JulyRussia defeats Sweden
Battle of Kokonsaari11 July
Battle of Lapua14 JulySwedish victory over Russia during Finnish War
Peninsular WarBattle of Medina de RiosecoSpainFrench victory over Spain
Battle of Bailén16–19 JulyFrench General Dupont surrenders to Spanish rebel forces
Battle of ÉvoraPortugal29 JulyFrance defeats Portugal and Spain
Finnish WarBattle of SandöströmFinland2–3 AugRussia defeats Sweden
Battle of PälkjärviRussia10 AugSweden defeats Russia
Battle of KauhajokiFinlandSwedish commander Döbeln defeats the Russians
Peninsular WarFirst Siege of ZaragozaSpain15 June – 13 AugUnsuccessful French attempt to capture Zaragoza, Spain
Siege of Girona24 July - 16 AugFrance fails to capture Girona from Spain
Finnish WarBattle of AlavusFinland17 AugSweden defeats Russia
Peninsular WarBattle of RoliçaPortugalBritish-Portuguese victory over France
Battle of Vimeiro21 AugBritish, Portuguese forces under Wellesley defeat French under Junot
Finnish WarBattle of KarstulaFinlandRussia defeats Sweden
Battle of Nummijärvi28 AugSweden defeats Russia
Battle of Lappfjärd29 Aug
Battle of Grönvikssund30 AugThe Swedish Navy defeats Russia
Battle of Ruona-Salmi1-2 SepSweden defeats Russia at Ruona and Russia defeats Sweden at Salmi
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09Battle of BerbyNorway12 SepBattle between Sweden and Denmark-Norway with a disputed outcome
Finnish WarBattle of JutasFinland13 SepSwedes under Döbeln intercept and defeat Russians
Battle of Oravais14 SepRussian forces overwhelm Swedish Army
Battle of Lokalaks17-18 SepRussia defeats Sweden
Battle of Palva Sund18 SepThe Russian Navy defeats Sweden
Helsinki village landing26-28 SepRussia defeats Sweden
Battle of Koljonvirta27 OctSwedish victory over Russia following a month-long cease-fire
Peninsular WarBattle of ZornozaSpain31 OctIndecisive battle between French and Spanish
Battle of Valmaseda5 NovMinor Spanish victory over France
Battle of Burgos10 NovFrench victory over Spain
Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros10–11 NovFrench victory, Spanish forces escape
Battle of Tudela23 NovFrench Marshal Lannes defeats Spanish General Castaños
Battle of Somosierra30 NovNapoleon defeats Spanish commander Benito de San Juan.
Battle of Cardedeu16 DecFrance defeats Spain
Battle of Molins de Rei21 Dec
Battle of SahagúnBritish cavalry defeat French cavalry
Battle of Benavente29 DecThe UK defeats France
Battle of Mansilla30 DecFrance defeats Spain
1809Battle of Castellón1 JanSpain defeats France
Battle of Uclés13 JanFrance defeats Spain
Travancore-British WarBattle of QuilonIndia15 JanBritish East India Company defeats the army of Travancore
Peninsular WarBattle of CorunnaSpain16 JanFrench defeat British commander Sir John Moore
Siege of Zaragoza19 Dec 1808 - 20 Feb 1809France captures Zaragoza from Spain.
Napoleonic WarsBattle of Les Sables-d'OlonneFrance24 FebBritish Royal Navy defeats France
Peninsular WarBattle of VallsSpain25 FebFrance defeats Spain
Battle of Villafranca17 MarchSpain defeats France
Battle of BragaPortugal20 MarchFrance defeats Portugal
Battle of MiajadasSpain21 MarchSpain defeats France
Battle of Los Yébenes24 MarchArmy of the Duchy of Warsaw successfully withdraws from Spanish Army
Battle of Ciudad Real27 MarchFrench forces under General Sabastiani defeat Spanish Army commanded by General Cartojal
First Battle of PortoPortugal28 MarchFrench forces under Marshal Soult capture the city of Porto from the Portuguese
Battle of MedellínSpainFrance defeats Spain
Battle of PortoPortugal29 MarchFrance defeats Portugal and captures Porto
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of SacileItaly16 AprilFrench forces under Eugène de Beauharnais defeated in Italy by Austrians under Archduke John
Napoleonic WarsBattle of the Basque RoadsFrance18–24 AprilBritish commanders Admiral Gambier and Thomas Cochrane defeat French Atlantic Fleet
Battle of TannGermany19 AprilFrance defeats Austria
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Teugen-Hausen
Austro-Polish War and War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of RaszynPolandDuchy of Warsaw defeats Austria.
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of AbensbergGermany19–20 AprilNapoleon defeats Austrians in Germany under Archduke Charles
Battle of Landshut21 AprilFrench Marshal Masséna unable to destroy Austrian left wing under Hiller
Battle of Eckmühl22 AprilNapoleon defeats Austrian Archduke Charles, forcing him to withdraw from Bavaria
Battle of Ratisbon23 AprilAustrian Archduke Charles makes good retreat in successful rearguard action against France
Battle of Neumarkt-Sankt Veit24 AprilAustria defeats France
Austro-Polish War and War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of RadzyminPoland25 AprilPoles of the French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw defeat Austria
Battle of Grochów26 AprilThe Duchy of Warsaw defeats Austria
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of CaldieroItaly27-30 AprilAustria defeats France
Napoleonic WarsBattle of KockPoland2 MayThe Duchy of Warsaw defeats Austria
Austro-Polish War and War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Ostrówek2-3 MayThe French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw defeats Austria
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of EbelsbergAustria3 MayFrance defeats Austria
Battle of Piave RiverItaly8 May
Peninsular WarBattle of GrijóPortugal10-11 MayThe UK and Portugal defeat France
Second Battle of Porto12 MayA coalition of the UK and Portugal under Wellesley defeats Soult, drives French from city
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of WörglAustria13 MayFrance defeats Austria
Peninsular WarBattle of AlcantaraSpain14 MayFrance defeats Portugal
Finnish WarBattle of SkellefteåSweden15 MayRussia defeats Sweden
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Linz-UrfahrAustria17 MayFrance defeats Austria
Battle of TarvisItaly15-18 May
Battle of Aspern-EsslingAustria21–22 MayNapoleon's first attempt to cross Danube near Vienna results in serious check by Austrians under Archduke Charles
Peninsular WarBattle of AlcañizSpain23 MaySpanish defeat French
Napoleonic WarsBattle of Sankt MichaelAustria25 MayFrance defeats Austria
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 and Franco-Swedish WarBattle of Stralsund (1809)Germany31 MayFrance defeats Prussia and Sweden
Peninsular WarBattle of Puente SanpayoSpain7-9 JuneSpain defeats France
First Serbian UprisingBattle of SuvodolSerbia10 JuneSerbia defeats the Ottoman Empire
Austro-Polish WarBattle of JedlińskPoland11 JuneAustria defeats the French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of RaabHungary14 JuneFrance defeats Austria
Peninsular WarBattle of MaríaSpain15 JuneFrance defeats Spain
Battle of Belchite (1809)18 June
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of GrazAustria24–26 JuneFrance defeats Austria
Durrani Civil WarsBattle of NimlaAfghanistanLate June-Early JulyMahmud Shah Durrani seizes the Durrani throne after winning a battle against Shah Shujah Durrani.
Finnish WarBattle of HörneforsSweden5 JulyRussia defeats Sweden
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of WagramAustria5–6 JulyFrench Army, under Napoleon, defeats Austrians of Archduke Charles of Austria at great cost, ending the War of the Fifth Coalition
Battle of GefreesGermany8 JulyAustria and the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel defeat France
Battle of Hollabrunn (1809)Austria9 JulyAustria defeats France
Battle of ZnaimCzech Republic10-11 JulyBattle between Austria and France ends with the arrival of Napoleon with news of an armistice
Finnish WarBattle of Hjerpe SkansSweden16 JulySweden defeats Denmark-Norway
Peninsular WarBattle of TalaveraSpain27–28 JulyThe UK and Spain under Wellesley defeat forces of French Gen. Victor, King Joseph Bonaparte in Spain; made Viscount Wellington
War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of HalberstadtGermany29–30 JulyThe Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel defeats the army of the French-controlled Kingdom of Westphalia.
Battle of Ölper (1809)1 AugDraw between the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and the Kingdom of Westphalia.
Peninsular WarBattle of ArzobispoSpain8 AugFrance defeats Spain
Battle of Almonacid11 Aug
Battle of Puerto de Baños12 AugFrance defeats Portugal, Spain and the UK
Finnish WarBattle of Ratan and SävarSweden17–22 AugSwedish General Wachtmeister defeats Russians near Umeå
Battle of Piteå25 AugRussia defeats Sweden
Peninsular WarBattle of TamamesSpain18 OctSpanish repel French Marshal Ney's forces
Tyrolean RebellionBattles of BergiselAustria12 April - 1 NovFrance and Bavaria defeat Tyrolean militia.
Peninsular WarBattle of OcañaSpain19 NovSpanish forces under Aréizaga crushed by French forces of King Joseph, Marshal Soult
Battle of Carpio23 NovSpain defeats France
Battle of Alba de Tormes26 NovFrance defeats Spain
Siege of Girona6 May - 12 DecFrance captures Girona from Spain
War of the Fifth CoalitionWalcheren CampaignNetherlands30 July - 23 DecUnsuccessful British invasion of French-controlled Holland
1810Peninsular WarBattle of MolletSpain21 JanSpain defeats France
Siege of Cádiz5 Feb 1810 - 24 Aug 1812France fails to capture Cádiz from Spain
Battle of Vic20 FebFrance defeats Spain
Battle of Manresa21 March - 5 AprilSpain defeats France
Siege of Hostalric11 Jan - 13 MayFrance captures Hostalric from Spain.
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo26 April - 10 JulyFrance captures Ciudad Rodrigo from Spain
Gunboat WarBattle of SildaNorway23 JulyBritish Royal Navy defeats Denmark-Norway
Russo-Turkish WarBattle of BatinBulgaria17 AugRussians capture large Ottoman force
Napoleonic WarsBattle of Grand PortFrance20–27 AugThe French force the British Royal Navy fleet to surrender
Russo-Turkish WarBattle of BatinBulgaria9 SepRussia defeats the Ottoman Empire
Napoleonic WarsAction of 13 September 1810France13 SepInconclusive naval battle between France and the UK
Peninsular WarBattle of La BisbalSpain14 SepSpain and the UK defeat France
Napoleonic WarsAction of 18 September 1810France18 SepBritish Royal Navy defeats France
Peninsular WarBattle of BuçacoPortugal27 SepThe UK and Portugal under Wellington repulses attacks from French commander Masséna, withdraws into Lines of Torres Vedras
Battle of Sobral13–14 OctThe UK and Portugal defeat France
Battle of FuengirolaSpain15 OctPolish in French service defeat British and Spanish
Battle of Saguntum25 OctFrance defeats Spain
Bolivian War of Independence and Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of CotagaitaBolivia27 OctSpain defeats the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Monte de las CrucesMexico30 OctMexican insurgents defeat Spain
Peninsular WarBattle of BazaSpain4 NovFrance defeats Spain
Bolivian War of Independence and Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of SuipachaBolivia7 NovThe United Provinces of the Río de la Plata defeat Spain
Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of CampichueloParaguay19 DecRevolutionary Argentinian forces defeats Spanish Royalist troops.
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of El VeladeroMexicoMexicans defeat Spanish

1811-1815

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1811Peninsular WarBattle of El PlaSpain15 JanSpain defeats France
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Calderón BridgeMexico17 JanSpanish victory against a large Mexican force
Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of ParaguaríParaguay19 JanRevolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Spanish Royalist troops
Peninsular WarBattle of the GeboraSpain19 FebFrance defeats Spain and Portugal
Battle of Barrosa5 MarchThe UK, Spain and Portugal defeat France
Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of TacuaríParaguay9 MarchRevolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Spanish Royalist troops
Peninsular WarBattle of PombalPortugal11 MarchFrance defeats the UK and Portugal
Battle of Redinha12 MarchIndecisive battle between France and a coalition of the UK and Portugal
Napoleonic WarsBattle of LissaCroatia13 MarchBritish fleet defeats French fleet
Peninsular WarBattle of Foz de AroucePortugal15 MarchThe UK and Portugal defeat France
Battle of Campo Maior25 March
Napoleonic WarsBattle of AnholtDenmark27 MarchBritish Royal Navy victory over Denmark and Norway
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Battle of KhakeekeraQatarMarchBahraini-Kuwaiti victory against Saudi Diriyah forces.
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Puerto de PiñonesMexico1 AprilPrecursor to Battle of Zacatecas. Mexican rebels defeat Spain.
Peninsular WarBattle of SabugalPortugal3 AprilAnglo-Portuguese victory over French
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of ZacatecasMexico15 AprilMexicans capture Zacatecas from Spain
Battle of El Maguey2 MaySpain defeats Mexican rebels
Peninsular WarBattle of Fuentes de OñoroSpain5 MayVictory of the UK and Portugal under Wellington against the French under Masséna
Siege of Tarragona5 May29 June – French victory against Spain
Battle of Albuera16 MayDraw of British, Portuguese and Spanish under Beresford and France under Soult
Napoleonic WarsBattle of TamataveMadagascar20 MayBritish Royal Navy defeats France
Peninsular WarBattle of ArlabánSpain25 MaySpanish guerillas defeat France
Battle of UsagreThe UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France
Siege of Badajoz22 April - 10 JuneThe UK and Portugal fail to capture Badajoz from France
Bolivian War of IndependenceBattle of HuaquiBolivia20 JuneRevolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Spanish Royalist troops
Peninsular WarBattle of CogorderosSpain23 JuneSpain defeats France
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Llanos de Santa JuanaMexico12 JulySpanish victory, but the state Colima is later taken by the Mexicans
Peninsular WarsBattle of MontserratSpain25 JulyFrance defeats Spain
Battle of Zújar9 Aug
Siege of Figueras4 April - 19 AugFrance captures Figueres from Spain.
Battle of El Bodón25 SepBritish successful rearguard action against France
Battle of Cervera4-14 OctSpain defeats France
Battle of Saguntum25 OctFrance defeats Spain
Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos28 OctAn allied force of the UK, Portugal and Spain under General Hill defeated a French force
Battle of Bornos5 NovSpain defeats France
American Indian Wars and Tecumseh's WarBattle of TippecanoeUnited States7 NovAmerican troops under Harrison defeat Tecumseh and Shawnee
Napoleonic WarsAction of 29 November 1811Croatia29 NovBritish Royal Navy defeats France
Ottoman–Wahhabi WarBattle of YanbuSaudi ArabiaEnd of 1811Muhammad Ali forces land in Yanbu, winning a battle against the Saudis and starting the Ottoman–Wahhabi War
1812Peninsular WarSiege of TarifaSpain15 Dec 1811 – 5 Jan 1812Anglo-Spanish troops defeat the French
Battle of Altafulla29 JanFrance defeats Spain
Ottoman–Wahhabi WarBattle of Al-SafraSaudi ArabiaJanOttoman Empire forces under Muhammad Ali meet Saudi Al-Kabeer forces near Medina. Saudi victory.
Russo-Persian WarBattle of SultanabadAzerbaijan13 FebPersia defeats Russia
Napoleonic WarsBattle of PiranoSlovenia22 FebBritish Royal Navy defeats France
Peninsular WarSiege of Ciudad RodrigoSpain2–23 FebBritish and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Izúcar23 FebMexican rebels defeat Spain
Peninsular WarBattle of Badajoz16 March – 6 AprilBritish and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison
Battle of Arlabán9 AprilSpain defeats France
Battle of Villagarcia11 AprilThe UK defeats France
Battle of Almaraz18–19 MayAnglo-Portuguese Army under Hill destroy a French pontoon bridge across the River Tagus
Battle of Bornos31 MayFrance defeats Spain
Battle of Maguilla11 JuneFrance defeats the UK, Portugal and Spain
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of ZitlalaMexico4 JulyMexican rebels defeat Spain
Napoleonic WarsBattle of MirBelarus9-10 JulyRussia defeats the French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw
Gunboat WarBattle of LyngørNorway12 JulyBritish victory, Danish-Norwegian frigate sunk.
Napoleonic WarsBattle of EkauLatvia19 JulyFrance defeats Russia
War of 1812First Battle of Sacket's HarborUnited StatesUS turns back British naval attack
Peninsular WarBattle of CastallaSpain21 JulyFrance defeats Spain
Battle of Salamanca22 JulyA coalition force of the UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeats French under Marmont. French evacuate Madrid, but soon return.
Battle of García Hernández23 JulyThe UK defeats France
Napoleonic WarsBattle of SaltanovkaBelarusFrance defeats Russia
Battle of Ostrovno25 July
Battle of Vitebsk26-27 July
Battle of Kobrin27 JulyRussia defeats the French vassal state of Saxony
Battle of KlyastitsyRussia30 July – 1 AugMinor Russian victory over French corps
Battle of Inkovo8 AugustRussia defeats France
War of 1812 and Tecumseh's WarBattle of MaguagaUnited States9 AugBoth armies, the USA and a coalition of the UK and Tecumseh's confederacy, withdraw
Peninsular WarBattle of MajadahondaSpain11 AugFrance defeats the UK and Portugal
Napoleonic WarsBattle of SwolnaBelarusInconclusive battle between Russia and France
Battle of Gorodechno12 AugFrench-controlled Austria and Saxony defeat Russia
First Battle of KrasnoiRussia14 AugFrance defeats Russia
War of 1812Battle of Fort DearbornUnited States15 AugAmerican Fort burned by the Potowatomi
War of 1812 and Tecumseh's WarSiege of Detroit15–16 AugAmerican forces under General Hull surrender to British, under Sir Isaac Brock and Chief Tecumseh
Napoleonic WarsBattle of SmolenskRussia16–17 AugRussians under Bagration, de Tolley defeated and retreat by France
First Battle of PolotskBelarus17–18 AugIndecisive battle between Russian and French corps
Peninsular WarSiege of AstorgaSpain29 June - 19 AugSpain captures Astorga from France
Napoleonic WarsBattle of ValutinoRussia19 AugMarginal French victory; successful Russian retreat
Battle of DahlenkirchenLatvia22 AugFrance defeats Russia
War of 1812Siege of Fort HarrisonUnited States4–5 Sep10 American soldiers repel attack by the Miami tribe, the Potowatomi, the Kickapoo people and the Ho-Chunk
Napoleonic WarsBattle of ShevardinoRussia5 SepFrance defeats Russia
Battle of Borodino7 SepRussian commander Kutuzov retreats after bloody battle. Napoleon enters Moscow. General Bagration is killed.
Battle of Zvenigorod12 SepFrance defeats Russia
War of 1812Siege of Fort WayneUnited States5–12 SepAmericans repel Miamis and Potawatomis
Peninsular WarBattle of BurgosSpain19 Sep – 21 OctUnsuccessful siege by Anglo-Portuguese Army. French victory.
Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of TucumánArgentina24–25 SepArgentina's Army of the North, commanded by General Belgrano, defeat Spanish Royalist troops
Napoleonic WarsBattle of MesotenLatvia29 SepFrench-controlled Prussia defeats Russia
War of 1812Battle of Queenston HeightsCanada13 OctUS forces under Van Rensselaer defeated in attempt to capture town by British under Sir Isaac Brock, who is killed
Napoleonic WarsBattle of TarutinoRussia18 OctRussian victory over French commander Murat's corps
Second Battle of PolotskBelarus18–20 OctRussian victory over Saint-Cyr's Franco-Bavarian force
Battle of MaloyaroslavetsRussia24 OctRussians under Dokhturov defeat French, forcing northern retreat
War of 1812USS United States vs HMS MacedonianPortugal25 OctDecatur's USS United States captures British HMS Macedonian
Peninsular WarBattle of TordesillasSpain25-29 OctFrance defeats the UK, Portugal and Spain
Napoleonic WarsBattle of CzasnikiBelarus31 OctRussians defeat French Army, commanded by Victor
Russo-Persian WarBattle of AslanduzIran31 OctRussians defeat Persian army of Abbas Mirza
Napoleonic WarsBattle of VyazmaRussia3 NovRussians defeat French indecisively
Battle of Liaskowa9 NovRussia defeats France
Battle of Nowo SchwerschenBelarus13 NovRussia defeats Lithuania and the French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw
Battle of Smoliani13–14 NovRussian victory over French forces of Victor and Oudinot
Battle of Wolkowisk14-16 NovFrance defeats Russia
Battle of Kaidanowo15 NovRussia defeats France
Battle of KrasnoiRussia15–18 NovPartial Russian victory. Napoleon drives off Russian forces attempting to block retreat. Heroism of Marshal Ney.
War of 1812First Battle of Lacolle MillsCanada20 NovBritish and Mohawks defeat Americans
Napoleonic WarsBattle of BorisovBelarus21 NovRussia defeats France
Battle of Loschniza23 NovFrance defeats Russia
Battle of Berezina26–29 NovFrench successfully cross river with huge losses, despite being nearly surrounded by two Russian armies, ending retreat from Russia
Ottoman–Wahhabi WarBattle of MedinaSaudi ArabiaNovThe Ottoman Empire under Muhammad Ali recovers Medina from Saudis
Napoleonic WarsBattle of PleshchenitsyBelarus1 DecRussia defeats France
Siege of RigaLatvia24 July - 18 DecFrance fails to capture Riga from Russia
War of 1812Battle of the MississinewaUnited States17–18 DecUS forces defeat Miami tribe
Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of CerritoUruguay31 DecThe United Provinces of the Río de la Plata defeats Spain
1813Ottoman–Wahhabi WarBattle of JeddahSaudi Arabia7 JanThe Ottoman Empire under Tusun Pasha and his father are able to hold on Jeddah. Jeddah is later captured by the Saudis.
War of 1812Battle of FrenchtownUnited States22 JanBritish General Procter with a combined British-Native American army defeats US Kentucky militia
Ottoman–Wahhabi WarBattle of MeccaSaudi ArabiaThe Ottoman Empire under Tusun Pasha and his father reclaim Mecca from the Saudis
Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of SaltaArgentina20 FebThe Argentina's Army of the North defeated for the second time the Spanish Royalist troops of General Tristán
War of 1812Battle of OgdensburgUnited States22 FebBritish victory over the US after attacking against orders
Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of San LorenzoArgentina3 FebArgentina defeats a Spanish Royalist force
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Rosillo CreekMexico29 MarchMexican rebels defeat Spain
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of LüneburgGermany2 AprilRussia and Prussia defeat France
Battle of Möckern5 April
Peninsular WarBattle of CastallaSpain13 AprilThe UK, Spain and Sicily defeat France
War of 1812Battle of MobileUnited States15 AprilUS commander Wilkinson captures Mobile from Spain
Battle of YorkCanada27 AprilUS commanders Dearborn and Chauncey capture British garrison, recklessly loot and burn capital
Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of Yerbas BuenasChileSpain defeats patriots from Chile
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of LützenGermany2 MayNapoleon defeats Russo-Prussian army of Wittgenstein
Battle of Gersdorf8 MayIndecisive battle between France and a coalition of Prussia and Russia
War of 1812Siege of Fort MeigsUnited States1–9 MayEffective stalemate between the US and the UK
Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of San Carlos (1813)Chile15 MayChilean patriots defeat Spain
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of BautzenGermany20–21 MayFrance under Napoleon defeats a coalition of Russia and Prussia under Wittgenstein, who is only able to escape due to Ney's incompetence
Battle of Reichenbach22 MayFrance defeats Russia
Battle of HaynauPoland26 MayPrussia defeats France
War of 1812Battle of Fort GeorgeCanada27 MayUS Lt. Col. Scott captures British fort
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of HoyerswerdaGermany28 MayFrance defeats Prussia
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of La ChincúaMexico19 April – 28 MayMexican rebels defeat Spain
War of 1812Second Battle of Sacket's HarborUnited States28–29 MayUS General Brown turns back British under Prevost
Battle of Boston Harbor1 JuneBritish HMS Shannon captures Lawrence's USS Chesapeake with ease
Peninsular WarSiege of TarragonaSpain3–11 JuneFrench victory in which an overwhelming Anglo-Allied force failed to capture the Spanish port
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of LuckauGermany4 JunePrussia and Russia defeat France
War of 1812Battle of Stoney CreekCanada6 JuneBritish force of 700 under Vincent defeat US force, under Chandler and Winder, three times its size
Peninsular WarBattle of San Millan-OsmaSpain18 JuneThe UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France
Bolivian War of Independence and Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of PequerequeBolivia19 JuneThe United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Republiquetas defeat Spain
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Alazan CreekMexico20 JuneThe US and Mexican rebels defeat Spain
Peninsular WarBattle of VitoriaSpain21 JuneThe UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeats French under Joseph, forced to withdraw towards France
War of 1812Battle of Craney IslandUnited States22 JuneBritish attack on Norfolk foiled
Peninsular WarBattle of TolosaSpain26 JuneThe UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France
Battle of Maya25 JulyDraw between France and a coalition of the UK and Portugal
Battle of RoncesvallesFrance defeats the UK and Portugal
Creek WarBattle of Burnt CornUnited States27 JulyAmerican forces disperse a raiding party of Creek Indians
Peninsular WarBattle of the PyreneesSpain25–30 JulyFrench large-scale attack under General Soult against the UK, Portugal and Spain fails
Battle of Sorauren28 July – 1 AugThe UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeats France under General Soult, who withdraws across the Pyrenees
War of 1812Battle of Fort StephensonUnited States2 AugBritish attack on American fort fails
Battle of St. Michaels10 AugThe UK under Cockburn defeated by the US
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Medina18 AugSpain defeats Mexican rebels and Americans
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of GoldbergGermany23 AugFrance defeats Russia and Prussia
Battle of GroßbeerenPrussia, Russia and Sweden win series of three actions against France
Battle of KatzbachPoland26 AugPrussia and Russia under Blücher defeats France under Marshal MacDonald
Battle of HagelbergGermany27 AugPrussia and Russia defeat France
Battle of Dresden26–27 AugNapoleon's last major victory on German soil, over main Allied army of Austria, Russia and Prussia of Prince Schwarzenberg
Battle of KulmCzech Republic29–30 AugFrance under Marshal Vandamme defeated, captured by allied coalition of Austria, Russia and Prussia
Peninsular WarBattle of San MarcialSpain31 AugSpanish Army of Galicia, led by Freire, turns back France under Marshal Soult's last major offensive of the war
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of DennewitzGermany6 SepPrussia, Russia and Sweden under Crown Prince Charles John, Bülow defeat France under Ney
Battle of FeistritzAustriaFrance defeats Austria
Napoleonic Wars and Coalition WarsBattle of LippaCroatia7 SepAustria defeats France
Peninsular WarBattle of San SebastianSpain7 July – 8 SepAllied forces of the UK and Portugal capture San Sebastián from French
War of 1812Battle of Lake ErieCanada10 SepUS Perry's fleet defeats British
Peninsular WarBattle of OrdalSpain13 SepThe UK and Spain defeat France
War of the Sixth CoalitionSecond Battle of KulmCzech Republic17 SepAllied Coalition of Austria, Prussia and Russia victory, Napoleon forced to halt his advance on Teplice and withdraws to Leipzig
Battle of the GöhrdeGermany18 SepPrussia, Russia and the UK defeat France
Battle of Altenburg28 SepPrussia, Austria and Russia defeat France
Battle of Roßlau29 SepSweden defeats France
Bolivian War of Independence and Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of VilcapugioBolivia1 OctRepublican forces of Argentina and Upper Peru were defeated by a Spanish Royalist army
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of WartenburgGermany3 OctPrussia defeats France
War of 1812 and Tecumseh's WarBattle of the ThamesCanada5 OctUS troops under Harrison defeat British, Indians under Gen. Henry Procter; Tecumseh killed
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of the BidassoaFrance7 OctThe UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France
Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of El RobleChile13 OctChilean patriots defeat Spain
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of LeipzigGermany16–19 OctNapoleon suffers his greatest defeat ever in the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Saxony and Württemberg defeat France
War of 1812Battle of the ChateauguayCanada25 OctThe UK with several hundred Canadian militia and the Mohawk people turn back Hampton's advance on Montreal; the American army withdraws from Canada
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of HanauGermany30–31 OctAustro-Bavarian army under Prince Wrede unable to cut off French retreat
Peninsular WarSiege of PamplonaSpain26 June - 31 OctSpain and the UK capture Pamplona from France
Creek WarBattle of TallushatcheeUnited States3 NovUS forces under Jackson defeat the Red Stick Creeks
Battle of Talladega9 Nov
Peninsular WarBattle of NivelleFrance10 NovAllied troops of the UK, Portugal and Spain defeat Marshal Soult of France
War of 1812Battle of Crysler's FarmCanada11 NovUS forces under Wilkinson defeated by much smaller British force under Morrison
Bolivian War of Independence, Argentine War of Independence, and Spanish American Wars of IndependenceBattle of AyohumaBolivia14 NovArgentina's Army of the North and the Republiquetas are defeated by the Spanish Royalists
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of CaldieroItaly15 NovFrance defeats Austria
War of 1812 and Creek WarBattle of AutosseeUnited States29 NovThe US defeats the Red Stick Creeks
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of ArnhemNetherlands30 NovPrussia defeats France
Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of AraureVenezuela5 DecVenezuelan patriots defeat Spain
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of BornhövedGermany7 DecSweden defeats Denmark-Norway
Battle of Sehested10 DecDenmark-Norway defeats Russia, Prussia, the UK, Hanover and the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Battle of the NiveFrance9–13 DecThe UK, Portugal and Spain defeat Marshal Soult's French Army
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Lomas de Santa MaríaMexico23–24 DecSpain defeats Mexican rebels
1814War of the Sixth CoalitionSiege of DanzigPoland16 Jan 1813 - 2 Jan 1814Prussia and Russia capture Danzig, now Gdańsk, from France
Napoleonic WarsSiege of CattaroMontenegro14 Oct 1813 - 3 Jan 1814The UK, Montenegro and Sicily capture Kotor from France
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of PuruaránMexico5 JanSpain defeats Mexican rebels
War of the Sixth CoalitionSiege of TorgauGermany18 Oct 1813 - 10 Jan 1814Prussia captures Torgau from France
Battle of HoogstratenBelgium11 JanPrussia, the UK and Russia defeat France
Creek WarBattles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo CreekUnited States22–24 JanTwin indecisive battles. The Red Stick Creeks versus the US, the Lower Creeks and the Cherokee.
War of the Sixth CoalitionFirst Battle of Bar-sur-AubeGermany24 JanFrance withdraws after a battle against Austria and Württemberg
War of 1812 and Creek WarBattle of Calebee CreekUnited States27 JanStalemate between the US and the Red Stick Creeks
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of BrienneFrance29 JanFrance under Napoleon defeats Prussia and Russia under Blücher
Battle of La Rothière1 FebFrench under Napoleon manage to hold back an overwhelming force of Prussians until nightfall, where then they withdraw from the field
Battle of Lesmont2 FebFrance defeats Bavaria and Russia
Battle of the Mincio RiverItaly8 FebInconclusive battle between France and Austria
Battle of ChampaubertFrance10 FebFrance under Napoleon defeats Russia
Battle of Montmirail11 FebFrance under Napoleon defeats Russia and Prussia
Battle of Château-Thierry12 Feb
Battle of Vauchamps14 Feb
Peninsular WarBattle of Garris15 FebThe UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Mormant17 FebFrance defeats Austria, Bavaria and Russia
Battle of Montereau18 FebFrance under Napoleon defeats Austria and Württemberg
Battle of Bar-sur-Aube27 FebAustria, Bavaria and Russia under Schwarzenberg defeats France under Marshal Macdonald
Peninsular WarBattle of OrthezThe UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeats French under Soult
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Gué-à-Tresmes28 FebFrance defeats Prussia and Russia
Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of CúcutaColombiaThe United Provinces of New Granada defeat Spain
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Saint-JulienFrance1 MarchAustria defeats France
Battle of Laubressel3 MarchAustria, Bavaria, Russia and Württemberg defeat France
War of 1812Battle of LongwoodsUnited States4 MarchAmerican victory against the UK, the Wyandot people and the Potowatomi
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of CraonneFrance7 MarchFrance under Napoleon defeats Prussia and Russia under Blücher
Battle of Laon9–10 MarchPrussia and Russia under Blücher defeats France under Napoleon
Battle of Mâcon11 MarchAustria defeats France
Battle of Reims13 MarchFrance under Napoleon defeats isolated Russian and Prussian corps
Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of El QuiloChile19 MarchChilean patriots defeat Spain
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of LimonestFrance20 MarchAustria and the Grand Duchy of Hesse defeat France
Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of MembrillarChileChilean patriots defeat Spain
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Arcis-sur-AubeFrance20–21 MarchAustria, Bavaria, Russia and Württemberg under Schwarzenberg defeats France under Napoleon
Battle of Fère-Champenoise25 MarchAustria, Prussia, Russia and Württemberg under Schwarzenberg defeats French corps of Marmont, Mortier
Battle of Saint-Dizier26 MarchFrance defeats Russia
War of 1812Battle of Horseshoe BendUnited States27 MarchThe US, Creeks, Cherokee and Choctaw under Jackson decisively defeats Red Stick Creeks
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of ClayeFrance28 MarchPrussia forces France to retreat
Battle of Montmartre30 MarchAllied forces of Russia, Austria and Prussia enter Paris, force surrender of France under Marmont, Mortier. Napoleon abdicates soon after; goes to Elba.
War of 1812Second Battle of Lacolle MillsCanadaUS forces under Wilkinson defeated by British in attempt to invade Canada via Niagara. Wilkinson relieved, replaced by Brown with assistance of Scott
War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of CourtraiBelgium31 MarchFrance defeats Saxony and Prussia
Battle of ToulouseFrance10 AprilThe UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeat France under Soult, forced to abandon city. Fighting on southern front comes to end soon after, with news of Napoleon's abdication.
Siege of Metz3 Jan - 10 AprilPrussia, Russia and the Electorate of Hesse fail to capture Metz from France
Peninsular WarBattle of Bayonne14 AprilThe UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France
War of the Sixth CoalitionSiege of AntwerpBelgium14 Jan - 4 MayThe UK and Prussia besiege Antwerp. French commander surrenders after news of Napoleon's abdication.
Siege of BesançonFrance1 Jan - 2 MayAustria and Liechtenstein besiege Besançon. French commander surrenders after the news of Napoleon's abdication.
Siege of MainzGermany3 Jan - 4 MayRussia, the Duchy of Berg and the Duchy of Nassau besiege Mainz. French commander surrenders after news of Napoleon's abdication.
Siege of Hamburg24 Dec 1813 - 12 May 1814Russian siege of Hamburg. The French commander surrendered on 27 May on orders of the new king of France.
Siege of NaardenNetherlands17 Nov 1813 - 12 May 1814The Netherlands and Russia besiege Naarden. French garrison surrenders after news that the war was over.
Siege of Delfzijl13 Nov 1813 - 23 May 1814The Netherlands, Prussia, Russia and the UK besiege Delfzijl. The French commander surrenders after a treaty.
Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of Alto de los GodosVenezuela25 MayVenezuelan patriots defeat Spain
War of 1812Battle of Big Sandy CreekUnited States30 MayUS forces surprise the British in upstate New York, capturing six ships and 143 prisoners
Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of NiquitaoVenezuela2 JulyVenezuelan patriots defeat Spain
War of 1812Battle of ChippawaCanada5 JulyUS forces invade Canada under Brown, Scott defeats British under Riall
Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of Los HorconesVenezuela22 JulyVenezuelan patriots defeat Spain
War of 1812Battle of Lundy's LaneCanada25 JulyBrown's Americans take on British under Drummond in violent indecisive battle. US forces withdraw from Canada due to heavy losses, giving argument for British victory.
Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of TaguanesVenezuela31 JulyVenezuelan patriots and the United Provinces of New Granada defeat Spain
Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814Battle of LierNorway2 AugNorway defeats Sweden
War of 1812Battle of Mackinac IslandUnited States26 July – 4 AugUnsuccessful American attempt to capture the British Fort Mackinac.
Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814Battle of MatrandNorway5 AugNorway defeats Sweden
Battle of Rakkestad6 AugSweden defeats Norway
Battle of Langnes9 AugDisputed outcome of a battle between Norway and Sweden
Battle of Kjølberg Bridge14 AugSweden defeats Norway
War of 1812Battle of BladensburgUnited States24 AugBritish forces rout Americans in Maryland. British move on to burn Washington in retribution for the burning of York. American government barely escapes the city as Congress and the White House are torched.
Battle of Lake Champlain and Battle of Plattsburgh11 SepUS squadron under Macdonough defeats British under Downie. On the same day, US land forces under Prevost fight indecisive battle with Americans under Macomb.
Battle of North Point12 SepLand battle between the US and the UK, complement of Battle of Fort McHenry. Americans retreat after inflicting heavy casualties on the British.
Battle of Fort McHenry13 SepAmerican fort protecting Baltimore harbor holds out against British bombardment, inspiring Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner."
Battle of Cook's MillsCanada19 OctIndecisive battle between the US and the UK
Siege of Fort Erie4 Aug – 5 NovAmericans repel British attempt to retake fort
Battle of PensacolaUnited States7–9 NovUS commander Jackson wins Pyrrhic victory against the UK, Spain and the Creeks.
Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of UricaVenezuela5 DecSpain defeats Venezuela
1815War of 1812Battle of New OrleansUnited States8 JanThe US under Jackson defeats British Army of Pakenham as news of Treaty of Ghent, signed in December, has not yet arrived.
Battle of Fort Bowyer11 FebUS commander Jackson loses fort against the UK after boasting that 10,000 men could not take it
Neapolitan WarBattle of the PanaroItaly3 AprilNaples defeats Austria
Battle of Occhiobello8–9 AprilAustria and Prussia defeat Naples
Battle of Carpi10 AprilAustria defeats Naples
Battle of Casaglia12 April
Battle of Ronco21 April
Battle of Cesenatico23 April
Hundred DaysSiege of AjaccioFrance3 March - 26 AprilBonapartist France captures Ajaccio from Bourbon France
Neapolitan WarBattle of PesaroItaly28 AprilAustria defeats Naples
Battle of Scapezzano1 May
Battle of Tolentino2 MayJoachim Murat, King of Naples, declares for Napoleon; defeated by Austrians, forced to flee kingdom.
Second Serbian uprisingBattle of LjubićSerbia8 MaySerbia defeats the Ottoman Empire
Neapolitan WarBattle of Castel di SangroItaly13 MayAustria defeats Naples
Battle of San Germano15–17 May
Hundred DaysBattle of ÉchaubrognesFrance18 MayIndecisive battle between Bonapartist France and Bourbon France
Battle of L'Aiguillon19 May
Battle of Aizenay20-21 May
American Indian Wars and War of 1812Battle of the Sink HoleUnited States24 MayThe Sauk people defeat the US
Hundred DaysBattle of Sainte-Anne-d'AurayFrance25 MayBourbon France defeats Bonapartist France
Battle of Cossé29 MayIndecisive battle between Bonapartist France and Bourbon France
Battle of Saint-Gilles-sur-Vie2-3 June
Battle of Redon4 June
Battle of Mathes5 June
Battle of Muzillac10 JuneBourbon France defeats Bonapartist France
War of the Seventh CoalitionBattle of Quatre BrasBelgium16 JuneFrance under Ney fights indecisive battle against the UK, the Netherlands, Hanover, the Duchy of Nassau and the Duchy of Brunswick under Wellington
Battle of LignyNapoleon defeats Prussians under Blücher
Battle of Waterloo18 JuneNapoleon defeated by Wellington and Prussians, Dutch and German forces
Battle of WavreFrance under Marshal Grouchy, assigned to prevent Prussia under Blücher from joining Wellington, fights mildly successful battle against Blücher's rearguard
Hundred DaysBattle of RocheserviereFrance20 JuneBonapartist France defeats Bourbon France
Battle of Thouars
Battle of Auray21 June
Battle of La Suffel28 JuneFrance defeats Austria and the Kingdom of Württemberg
Battle of Châteauneuf-du-Faou1 JulyBonapartist France defeats Bourbon France
War of the Seventh CoalitionBattle of RocquencourtFrance defeats Prussia
Battle of Issy2-3 JulyPrussia defeats France
Hundred DaysBattle of Guérande7 JulyBonapartist France defeats Bourbon France
Neapolitan WarSiege of GaetaItaly28 May - 8 AugAustria and the UK capture Gaeta from Naples
Hundred DaysInvasion of GuadeloupeFrance8-10 AugThe UK and Bourbon France capture Guadeloupe from Bonapartist France
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of TemalacaMexico5 NovSpain defeats Mexican rebels

1816–1820

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1816Pemmican WarBattle of Seven OaksCanada19 June
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Bombardment of AlgiersAlgeria27 AugUK and Dutch ships attack Barbary pirates
Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of YaviArgentina15 Nov
Portuguese conquest of the Banda OrientalBattle of Pablo PerezUruguay6 Dec
1817Chilean War of Independence and Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of ChacabucoChile12 FebChilean rebels defeat Spanish
Battle of Curapalihue4 April
Bolivian War of Independence and Argentine War of IndependenceBattle of la Tablada de TolomosaBolivia15 April
Third Anglo-Maratha WarBattle of KhadkiIndia5 NovBritish capture Pune
Battle of Mahidpur21 DecBritish forces under Hislop defeat Marathas under Maharaja Holkar
Ottoman–Wahhabi WarNejd ExpeditionSaudi Arabia1817-1818Ibrahim Pasha captured several Nejdi villages
Battle of MakassarArgentine skirmish
1818Third Anglo-Maratha WarBattle of KoregaonIndia1 JanUnresolved
Chilean War of Independence and Argentine War of IndependenceSecond Battle of Cancha RayadaChile16 MarchSpanish forces defeat Chileans under San Martín
Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of Maipú5 AprilChile free from Spain
Herati-Qajar WarsBattle of Kafir QalaAfghanistanJuneThe Afghans defeat a Persian army on its way to take Herat
Ottoman–Wahhabi WarBattle of DiriyahSaudi Arabia9 SepIbrahim Pasha captures and destroyes Diriyah, ending the First Saudi State
Siege of DiriyahApril-15 SepOttoman forces capture Diriyah in one of the last battles of the Wahhabi War, torturing captured Saudi POWs
Nejd ExpeditionIbrahim Pasha captured Riyadh
1819Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of Las Queseras del MedioVenezuela2 April
Fifth Xhosa WarBattle of GrahamstownSouth Africa22 AprilXhosa chief Makana attacks the British settlement of Grahamstown with 6000 men and is repulsed with heavy losses
Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of Vargas SwampColombia25 July
Battle of Boyacá7 AugSimón Bolívar and his brigadier generals Santander and Anzoátegui defeat and capture Royalist Colonel Barreiro, sealing the independence of New Granada
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of Agua ZarcaMexico5 Nov
Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of PíleoChile7 Dec
1820Battle of Valdivia3–4 FebCochrane and Beauchef capture the Royalist stronghold of Valdivia for Chile
Battle of Agüi18 Feb
Battle of El Toro6 March
Battle of Tarpellanca26 Sep

1821-1825

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1821Neapolitan WarBattle of RietiItaly7 MarchAustrian forces defeat Neapolitan rebels against King Ferdinand
Battle of Novara8 AprilAustrian and Sardinian troops defeat Piedmontese revolutionaries[1]
Greek War of IndependenceBattle of Alamana22 April
Battle of Gravia Inn8 May
Battle of Doliana18 May
Battle of Valtetsi24 May
Battle of DragashaniRomania19 June
Venezuelan War of IndependenceBattle of CaraboboVenezuela24 JuneSimón Bolívar defeats Spanish Army, ensuring Venezuelan independence
Greek War of IndependenceBattle of SculeniMoldova29 June
First Padri WarBattle of MenangkabaoeIndonesiaColonial Dutch forces defeat Indonesian rebels
Mexican War of IndependenceBattle of AzcapotzalcoMexico19 Aug
Argentine Civil WarsBattle of Rincon de MarlopaArgentinaBattle between Tucumán and the provinces of Salta and Santiago del Estero
1822Ecuadorian War of IndependenceBattle of PichinchaEcuador24 MaySucre defeats Spaniards near Quito
Greek War of IndependenceGreece18 – 19 JuneGreek rebel Konstantinos Kanaris burns the flagship of the Ottoman fleet
Battle at Dervenakia26–28 July (O.S.)Greek revolutionaries under Kolokotronis, Papaflessas and Nikitaras crush Dramali Pasha's Ottoman Army
Battle of Karpenizi8 Aug (O.S.)Greek troops under Botsaris defeat Ottoman force under Mustafa Pasha heading to reinforce Ottoman troops besieging Missolonghi
1823Afghan–Sikh WarsBattle of NowsheraPakistan14 MarchSikhs take Peshawar valley
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Demerara rebellionGuyana18-20 Aug10,000 Guyanese slaves rise up for two days
Peruvian War of IndependenceBattle of ZepitaPeru25 Aug
Spanish ExpeditionBattle of TrocaderoSpain31 AugFrench Army, under Duke of Angoulême, defeat Spanish Army and takes Trocadero. Occupation of Spain by French troops (1823 at 1828)
1824First Anglo-Ashanti WarBattle of NsamankowGhana21 Jan
Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of MocopulliChile1 April
First Anglo-Burmese WarBattle of RamuBangladesh16 MayBurmese forces under Lord Myawaddy defeat British under Captain Noton, who is killed
Peruvian War of IndependenceBattle of JunínPeru6 Aug
Battle of Ayacucho9 Dec
1825First Anglo-Burmese WarBattle of DanubyuMyanmar2 AprilBritish forces under Campbell defeat Burmese under Maha Bandula, who is killed
Java WarSiege of YogyakartaIndonesiaJuly - 25 SepThe Dutch won after five years of fighting. Prince Diponegoro fails to capture Yogyakarta from the Yogyakarta Sultanate when a Dutch army under General Kock lifts the siege.
First Anglo-Burmese WarBattle of PromeMyanmar30 Nov – 2 DecCampbell defeats Burmese, led by Maha Ne Myo, who is killed

1826-1830

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1826Russo-Persian WarBattle of GanjaIranRussia defeats Persian invaders
1827
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Battle of BerberaSomaliland10-11 Jan
Cisplatine WarBattle of ItuzaingóBrazil27 FebA Brazilian Army under Marquis of Barbacena met in combat an Argentine/Uruguayan Army led by General Alvear
Battle of Monte SantiagoArgentinaApril 7-8A naval division of the Imperial Brazilian Navy is attacked by Argentine vessels. The battle ended with the destruction of the attacking forces.
Greek War of IndependenceBattle of PhaleronGreece24 April (O.S.)Greek setback
Battle of Navarino20 OctJoint British, French, Russian fleets, under Admirals Codrington, Rigny, and Heiden, destroy Turko-Egyptian fleet of Tahir Pasha inside Navarino Bay
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Battle of KossoberEthiopiaOctEthiopian warlord Yimam of Yejju joins with Wube Haile Mariam of Semien to defeat Goshu Zewde of Gojjam and Meru of Dembiya.
1828Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of MarielCuba10–11 FebThe Spanish Navy defeats and captures a Mexican brig
Russo-Turkish WarBattle of AkhalzicGeorgia (country)9 AugRussian troops under Paskievich defeat Ottoman troops in Caucasus
Liberal WarsBattle of Praia BayPortugal28 AugMiguelites fleet defeated by loyalists of Queen Maria
1829Argentine Civil WarBattle of San RoqueArgentina22 April
Battle of Márquez Bridge26 April
Russo-Turkish WarBattle of KulevichaBulgaria11 JuneRussian troops under Diebitsch defeat Ottoman Army under Reşid Pasha
Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of TampicoMexico11 SepMexican army defeats a Spanish incursion near the city of Tampico

1831-1835

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1831Zemene MesafintBattle of Debre AbbayEthiopia14 FebRas Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis
November UprisingBattle of StoczekPolandPolish victory over Russia
Battle of Nowa Wieś19 FebPolish victory after being outnumbered by Russians
First Battle of Wawer19-20 FebPolish victory over Russia
Battle of Białołęka24 FebPolish counterattack succeeds, forcing Russian attack to be moved up one day
Battle of Olszynka Grochowska25 FebMarginal Polish victory over Russia
Battle of Iganie8 MarchPoland defeats Russia
Second Battle of Wawer31 MarchSecond Polish victory over Russia in that town
Battle of Dębe WielkiePolish victory over Russia
Battle of PoryckUkraine11 April
Battle of OstrołękaPoland26 MayRussians under Diebitsch fight indecisive battle against Poles of Skrzynecki
Battle of Rajgród29 MaySecond-to-last Polish victory over Russia
Liberal WarsBattle of the TagusPortugal11 JulyFrench victory. French attempt to strongarm the Portuguese government into recognizing the Kingdom of France.
Belgian RevolutionTen days campaignBelgium / Netherlands2–12 AugDutch military victory under Prince William
Liberal WarsBattle of Ladeira da VelhaPortugal3 AugPortuguese Liberals defeat Portuguese Miguelites
Belgian RevolutionBattle of HasseltBelgium8 AugDutch army defeat Belgian rebels. The rebels suffer 700 dead while Dutch losses are very small.
Battle of Leuven12 AugThe Dutch army defeat the Belgian rebels and take the city
November UprisingBattle of WarsawPoland6–8 SepRussians under Paskievich defeat Poles under Dembinski and stamp out revolt
1832Black Hawk WarIndian Creek MassacreUnited States20 MayUS settlers killed by Potawatomi and Sauk warriors
Battle of the Kellogg's Grove16 JulyUS forces defeat Sauk
Liberal WarsBattle of Ponte FerreiraPortugal22–23 JulyIndecisive battle between Portuguese Liberals and Portuguese Miguelites
Black Hawk WarBattle of Bad AxeUnited States2 AugUS Illinois militia massacres Black Hawk's Sauk and Fox
Belgian RevolutionSiege of AntwerpBelgium15 NovDutch troops occupying Antwerp's citadel (led by Chassé) against France's Armée du Nord. France captures the citadel.
First Turko-Egyptian WarBattle of KonyaTurkey21 DecEgyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha defeat main Ottoman Army of Reşid Pasha
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Verovering van BondjolIndonesiaDutch army successfully beats down an uprise by the people of Sumatra
1833Liberal WarsBattle of Cape St. VincentPortugal5 JulyBritish fleet under Napier defeats fleet of Portuguese usurper Don Miguel
Battle of Cova da Piedade23 JulyPortuguese Liberals defeat Portuguese Miguelites
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Siege of MaastrichtNetherlands1 Oct 1830 - 18 Nov 1833Belgium fails to capture Maastricht from The Netherlands
1834First Carlist WarBattle of AlsasuaSpain22 April
Afghan-Sikh WarsBattle of PeshawarPakistan6 MaySikhs take Peshawar
Liberal WarsBattle of SantarénPortugal16 MayPortuguese forces loyal to Queen Maria II (led by her father, Don Pedro) defeat forces of usurper Don Miguel
First Carlist WarBattle of AranzuequeSpain19 Sep
Battle of Venta de Echavarri28 Oct
First Battle of Arquijas15 Dec
1835French colonization of AfricaBattle of MactaAlgeria28 June
First Carlist WarBattle of MendigorríaSpain16 July
Texas RevolutionBattle of GonzalesUnited States2 OctMexicans withdraw
Battle of Goliad10 Oct
Battle of Concepción28 OctTexans defeat Mexicans under Martin Perfecto de Cós
Grass Fight26 NovTexans, thinking a Mexican pack train is carrying silver, capture it but only end up with grass
Siege of Bexar12 Oct – 11 DecTexans successfully besiege and defeat Mexicans
Second Seminole WarDade Battle25 Dec108 American troops were ambushed by about 180 Seminoles. Colonel Dade, who was on horseback, was the first to be killed. Only three American purportedly survived the attack. Two of these survivors died shortly after.

1836-1840

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1836Texas RevolutionBattle of San PatricioUnited States27 FebTexan expedition into Mexico thwarted
Battle of Agua Dulce Creek2 March
Battle of the Alamo23 Feb – 6 MarchGeneral Santa Anna defeats Texans. Travis and Crockett killed in siege.
Battle of Refugio12–15 MarchInfighting amongst Texans leads to defeat
Battle of Coleto19–20 MarchCol. Fannin and Texans defeated and captured by Mexicans of General Urrea. Later massacred by Santa Anna.
Battle of San Jacinto21 AprilTexans capture Santa Anna
First Carlist WarBattle of TerapeguiSpain26 AprilSpanish constitutionalist forces loyal to Queen Isabella, supported by French Foreign Legion, defeat Carlists
Second Seminole WarBattle of San Felasco HammockUnited States18 Sep
First Carlist WarBattle of VillarrobledoSpain20 Sep
Battle of Majaceite23 Nov
Second Seminole WarBattle of Wahoo SwampUnited States21 Nov – Dec
1837First Carlist WarBattle of HuescaSpain24 MarchConstitutionalists win decisive victory over Carlists
Afghan-Sikh warsBattle of JamrudPakistan30 AprilDisputed results. Battle between Emirate of Afghanistan and the Sikh Empire
Padri WarSiege of Fort BonjolIndonesiaMid-Aug 1835 - 16 Aug 1837The Netherlands capture Fort Bonjol from the Padri.
First Carlist WarBattle of Villar de los NavarrosSpain24 AugSpanish Carlists defeat Spanish constitutionalists
French colonization of AfricaSiege of ConstantineAlgeria10-13 OctFrench victory subduing the city of Constantine
Lower Canada RebellionBattle of Saint-DenisCanada23 NovCanadian rebels under Wolfred Nelson defeat British
Rebellions of 1837Battle of Saint-Charles25 NovBritish defeat Canadian rebels
Upper Canada Rebellion and Rebellions of 1837Confrontation at Montgomery's Tavern7 Dec
Lower Canada RebellionBattle of Saint-Eustache14 DecBritish capture and ransack village in Lower Canada
Second Seminole WarBattle of Lake OkeechobeeUnited States25 DecUS forces under Zachary Taylor defeat Seminoles
1838Upper Canada RebellionBattle of Pelee IslandCanada3 March
Second Seminole WarBattle of Pine Island RidgeUnited States22 March
Great TrekBattle of ItaleniSouth Africa9 April
Great GameSiege of HeratAfghanistan13 Nov 1837 - 9 Sep 1838Herat and British victory against Qajar dynasty of Persia
First Carlist WarBattle of MaellaSpain1 Oct
Lower Canada RebellionBattle of Baker's FarmCanada8 NovemberOnly and last victory of Patriots in 1838
Battle of Beauharnois10 NovRevolt in Canada put down
Patriot War and Rebellions of 1837Battle of Pelee Island3 MarchFight on frozen lake to capture island
Battle of the Windmill12–16 NovBritish forces defeat Canadian rebels
Battle of WindsorUnited States / Canada4 Dec
Great TrekBattle of Blood RiverSouth Africa16 DecVoortrekker force under Pretorius defeat Zulu force under King Dingane
1839War of the ConfederationBattle of BuinPeru6 Jan
Battle of Casma12 Jan
Battle of Yungay20 Jan
First Carlist WarBattle of RamalesSpain12 May
Texas–Indian warsBattle of the San GabrielsUnited States17 May
Egyptian–Ottoman WarBattle of NezibTurkey24 JuneEgyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha defeat Ottoman Army under Hafiz Pasha (assisted by Prussian Captain Helmuth von Moltke|Moltke)
Texas-Indian WarsBattle of the NechesUnited States15–16 July
First Anglo-Afghan WarBattle of GhazniAfghanistan23 JulyBrits capture Ghazni
First Opium WarBattle of KowloonChina3 Sep
First Battle of Chuenpi3 Nov
1840
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Battle of MagangoSouth Africa29 JanBoer forces defeat Zulu King Dingane
Texas–Indian warsBattle of Plum CreekUnited States12 Aug
First Opium WarBattle of the BarrierChina19 Aug
Mexican Federalist WarBattle of SaltilloMexico25 Oct
War of the Confederation and Uruguayan Civil WarFrench blockade of the Rio de la PlataUruguay28 March 1838 - 29 Oct 1840Two year long blockade on the new Argentine Republic
Argentine Civil WarBattle of Quebracho HerradoArgentina28 Nov
French colonization of AfricaBattle of MazagranAlgeria1840 - 1903French Army holds up against an attack by Algerian forces

1841-1845

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1841First Opium WarSecond Battle of ChuenpiChina7 Jan
Battle of First Bar27 Feb
Battle of Whampoa2 March
United States Exploring ExpeditionBattle of Drummond's IslandKiribati9 April
First Opium WarBattle of CantonChina24 MayBritish amphibious assault captures city
Argentine Civil WarsBattle of AngacoArgentina16 Aug
First Opium WarBattle of AmoyChina26 Aug
Argentine Civil WarBattle of FamailláArgentina19 Sep
Battle of Rodeo del Medio24 Sep
First Opium WarBattle of ChinhaiChina10 Oct
1842First Anglo-Afghan WarBattle of KabulAfghanistan6 JanAfghan forces force British to withdraw from city, which they had occupied for two and a half years
Zemene MesafintBattle of Debre TaborEthiopia7 FebRas Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia, defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien
First Opium WarBattle of NingpoChina10 March
Battle of Woosung16 June
Battle of Chinkiang21 July
Uruguayan Civil WarBattle of Arroyo GrandeArgentina6 DecBlancoist victory
Argentine Civil WarBattle of Costa BravaBattle between Argentina and the Uruguayan colorados
First Anglo-Afghan WarBattle of JellalabadAfghanistan12 Nov 1841 – 13 April 1842Brits capture Jalalabad
1843French colonization of AfricaBattle of the SmalaAlgeria16 MayFrench forces under Duke of Aumale defeat Algerians under Abd el-Kader
British conquest of SindhBattle of MianiPakistan17 FebBritish forces under Napier defeat the Baloch forces of the Talpurs in Sind
Battle of HyderabadMarchNapier defeats Balochs in Sind
1844Dominican War of IndependenceBattle of Fuente del RodeoDominican Republic13 March
Battle of Cabeza de Las Marías13–18 March
Battle of Azua19 March
Battle of Santiago30 March
Battle of El Memiso13 April
Battle of Tortuguero15 April
Franco-Moroccan WarBombardment of TangiersMorocco6 AugThe first bombardment in a slew of attacks by the French Navy during the war
Battle of Isly14 AugFrench forces under Marshal Bugeaud rout Moroccan forces
Bombardment of Mogador15-17 AugThe third bombardment of the war
Dominican War of IndependenceBattle of Fort CachimánHaiti6 Dec
1845Flagstaff WarBattle of OhaeawaiNew ZealandJulyBritish Army attacks Māori Ngāpuhi, but fortifications too strong
Dominican War of IndependenceBattle of EstrellaDominican Republic17 Sep
French colonization of AfricaBattle of Sidi BrahimAlgeria22–25 Sep
Uruguayan Civil WarBattle of Vuelta de ObligadoArgentina20 NovBattle during the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata
Dominican War of IndependenceBattle of BelerDominican Republic27 Nov
First Anglo-Sikh WarBattle of MudkiIndia18 DecSikh forces invading British India defeated by force under Gough
Battle of Ferozeshah21–22 DecBritish forces under Gough and Hardinge defeat Sikhs under Lal Singh in hard-fought battle

1846-1850

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1846First Anglo-Sikh WarBattle of AliwalIndia28 JanSikh forces under Ranjodh Singh defeated by British under Smith
Battle of Sobraon10 FebBritish forces under Gough decisively defeat Sikhs and Punjab becomes British protectorate
Mexican–American WarSiege of Fort TexasUnited States3–9 MayMexican siege on US fort unsuccessful
Battle of Palo Alto8 MayUS General Taylor defeats Mexicans under Arista
Battle of Resaca de la Palma9 MayTaylor attacks Arista's retreating Mexicans
Siege of Los Angeles13 AugUS Marines briefly capture Los Angeles, but are driven out by Californio forces led by Flores
Battle of Santa Fe15 AugKearney occupies Santa Fe
Battle of MonterreyMexico20–24 SepMexicans under Ampudia defeated by Taylor's US forces in hard-fought battle
Battle of Dominguez RanchoUnited States9 OctJosé Antonio Carrillo leads Californio forces in victory against 350 US Marines and sailors near Los Angeles
First Battle of TabascoMexico24–26 OctCommodore Perry fights inconclusive battle with Mexicans under Traconis
Battle of San PasqualUnited States6 DecUS General Kearney's dragoons are defeated by Californio forces, led by Pico near San Diego
Kraków UprisingBattle of GdówPolandAustrians defeat Polish insurgents
1847Mexican–American WarBattle of Rio San GabrielUnited States8 JanKearney's 600-man army defeats the 160-man Californio force near Los Angeles
Battle of La Mesa9 JanKearney, Stockton and Frémont's combined US forces, defeat the Californio's in the climactic battle for California
Battle of the SacramentoMexico28 FebUS forces under Doniphan defeat Mexican force near Chihuahua
Battle of Buena Vista22–23 FebTaylor's outnumbered men trounce Santa Anna's Mexicans
Battle of Vera Cruz9–29 MarchScott takes port city
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Bombardment of TouraneVietnam15 AprilFrench forces attack Da Nang after the Vietnamese hold two French priests captive.
Mexican–American WarBattle of Cerro GordoMexico18 AprilScott defeats Santa Anna
Battle of TuxpanPerry defeats Cos
Second Battle of Tabasco15–16 JuneCommodore Perry captures port cities Tuxpan and Carmen
Battle of Contreras19–20 AugScott's forces storm Mexican position defending Mexico City
Battle of Churubusco20 AugAnother US force storms other main Mexican position defending capital
Battle of Molino del Rey8 SepScott defeats Mexican force defending fortification in hard-fought battle
Battle of Chapultepec12 SepScott takes fortified hill by storm
Siege of Puebla14 Sep – 12 OctPuebla taken by Scott
Battle of Huamantla9 OctUS victory, end of Santa Anna's military career
1848
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Battle of DabarkiSudanMarchDejazmach Kassa assaults an Egyptian fortified camp deep inside Sudan and suffers massive losses. One of the few defeats experienced by the future Emperor.
Greater Poland uprisingBattle of MiłosławPoland30 AprilPolish victory after failed peace talks
First Italian War of IndependenceBattle of CustozaItaly24–25 JulyAustrian forces under Marshal Radetzky defeat Sardinians under King Charles Albert
Great TrekBattle of BoomplaatsSouth Africa29 AugBritish forces under Smith defeat Boers under Pretorius in Orange River area
Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of PákozdHungary29 SepHungarian forces defeat Austrian army of Count Jellachich
Battle of SchwechatAustria30 Oct
Second Anglo-Sikh WarBattle of RamnagarPakistan22 NovBritish forces under Gough repulsed by Sikhs under Shere Singh in Punjab
Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of MórHungary30 DecAlfred I defeats a Hungarian detachment under Perczel
1849Second Anglo-Sikh WarBattle of ChillianwalaPakistan13 JanBritish forces under Gough fight another indecisive battle with Sikhs, resulting in Gough's dismissal
Siege of Multan22 JanBritish forces capture fortress in Punjab
Battle of Gujarat21 FebGough, before getting word of dismissal, crushes Sikhs, Punjab annexed
Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of KápolnaHungary26–27 FebHungarian forces under Dembiński defeated by Austrians under Alfred I
First Italian War of IndependenceBattle of NovaraItaly23 MarchRadetzky defeats Charles Albert, forcing Piedmontese to make peace[2]
Hungarian Revolution of 1848Second Battle of SzolnokHungary5 MarchHungarian forces led by General Damjanich defeat Austrian forces
First Italian War of IndependenceTen Days of BresciaItaly23 March – 1 AprilPopular riot against the Austrian garrisons
Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of HatvanHungary2 April
Battle of Tápióbicske4 April
Battle of Isaszeg6 AprilHungarian forces led by General Görgei defeat Austrians (Alfred I, Schlik)
Dominican War of IndependenceBattle of El NúmeroDominican Republic17 April
Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of NagysallóSlovakia19 April
First Battle of KomáromHungary26 April
Dominican War of IndependenceBattle of Las CarrerasDominican Republic21–22 April
Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of BudaHungary21 MayHungarians take back the capital from Austrians
Battle of Csorna13 June
Palatine UprisingBattle of KirchheimbolandenGermany14 June
Battle of Rinnthal17 June
Battle of Ludwigshafen15–18 June
Hungarian Revolution of 1848Battle of PeredSlovakia20-21 June
Battle of GyőrHungary28 June
Second Battle of Komárom2 July
Third Battle of Komárom11 July
Battle of HegyesSerbia14 July
Battle of SegesvárRomania31 JulyHungarian forces under Bem defeated by Russians, Austrians under General Lüders and General Dyck
Battle of SzőregHungary5 Aug
Battle of TemesvárRomania9 AugAustrian forces under Haynau defeat Hungarians under Görgey, Bem in final battle of war

1851-1855

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1851Guatemalan–Salvadoran WarBattle of La AradaGuatemala2 FebAssured Guatemalan sovereignty
1851 Chilean revolutionCombat of Monte de UrraChile19 NovChilean government defeats Revolutionaries.
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Bombardment of SaléMorocco26-27 NovFrench won battle, but withdraw from Morocco
1851 Chilean RevolutionBattle of LoncomillaChile8 DecChilean government defeats revolutionaries, revolution ends
1852Platine War, Argentine Civil Wars and Uruguayan Civil WarBattle of Monte CaserosArgentina3 FebA coalition of the Argentine Provinces of Entre Rios and Corrientes, allied with Brazilian and Uruguayan troops (27,000 men) defeats Buenos Aires forces (22,000 men) under Rosas, president of Argentina
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Battle of DimaweBotswanaAugSkirmish between Tswana tribes and Boers
Zemene MesafintBattle of Gur AmbaEthiopia27 SepThe future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats and kills the vassal of the current ruler, Ras Ali II
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Battle of BereaLesotho20 DecBritish force under Cathcart invades Basutoland but is forced to withdraw by Chief Moshoeshoe
1853Zemene MesafintBattle of TakusaEthiopia12 AprilTewodros II defeats an allied army from the provinces of Tigray, Wollo, Yejju, and Gojjam led by Dejazmach Birru, who is killed
Battle of Ayshal29 JuneTewodros II defeats Ras Ali II; considered the end of the Zemene Mesafint in Ethiopia
Uruguayan Civil War and Platine WarGreat Siege of MontevideoUruguay16 Nov 1843 - 8 Oct 1851
Crimean WarBattle of OltenitzaRomania4 NovRussians defeated by Ottoman troops
Battle of AkhaltsikheGeorgia (country)24 Nov
Battle of BaşgediklerTurkey1 Dec
1854Battle of Citate6 JanOttoman troops defeat Russians[3]
Zemene MesafintBattle of Amba JebelliEthiopiaMarchTewodros II defeats Birru Goshu of Gojjam
Jicarilla War, Apache Wars, Ute Wars, and American Indian WarsBattle of Ojo Caliente CanyonUnited States8 April
Crimean WarBombardment of OdessaUkraine22 AprilAnglo-French warships attack the Russian port of Odesa
Battle of NigoitiGeorgia (country)20-27 MayRussian forces defeat Ottomans, the morale boost and achieved superiority allowing the strategic victory later at Choloki
Battle of CholokiJune 4Russians defeat Ottomans on the outskirts of Kakuti
Siege of SilistriaBulgaria11 May-23 JuneRussians launch an attack at an Ottoman fort but are repelled
Åland War and Crimean WarBattle of BomarsundFinlandAug
Crimean WarBattle of KurekdereTurkey6 Aug
Battle of AlmaAutonomous Republic of Crimea20 SepBritish and French, under French general Arnaud, defeat a Russian army
Apache WarsBattle of the Diablo MountainsUnited States3 Oct
Crimean WarBattle of BalaclavaAutonomous Republic of Crimea25 OctCharge of the Light Brigade on Crimea under Cardigan
Battle of InkermanUkraine5 NovBritish, helped by French general Bosquet, defeat a Russian army
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Eureka RebellionAustralia3 DecBritish Army and Victoria Police defeat Eureka gold field rebels
1855Zemene MesafintBattle of DerasgeEthiopia9 FebTewodros II defeats Dejasmach Wube, deposing the last rival warlord of the Zemene Mesafint
Crimean WarBattle of EupatoriaUkraine17 FebAllies win naval battle
Fijian Civil WarBattle of KabaFiji7 AprilSkirmish between Fijian leader Seru Epenisa Cakobau and his enemies from surrounding islands Rewa and Bau
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Battle of Nam QuanChina10 May
Crimean WarSkirmish at the Genitchi StraitUkraine or Russia3 JulyBritish soldiers destroyed a strategic Russian pontoon bridge
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Battle of Ty-ho BayChina4 Aug
Åland War and Crimean WarBattle of SuomenlinnaFinland9-11 AugIndecisive
Crimean WarBattle of TraktirAutonomous Republic of Crimea16 AugFrench Army and Piedmontese troops defeat a Russian army near the Chyornaya river
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Battle of the LeotungChina19 Aug
First Sioux War and American Indian WarsBattle of Ash HollowUnited States3 Sep
Crimean WarBattle of MalakoffAutonomous Republic of Crimea8 SepFrench Army, under General Pélissier and General MacMahon, takes Malakoff and defeat Russian army. Fall of the city of Sevastopol and end of the war.
Battle of the Great RedanBritish forces attack Russian forces in Sevastopol
Siege of Sevastopol17 Oct–9 Sep 1855Allies capture the city
Battle of KinburnUkraine / Autonomous Republic of Crimea17 Oct
Siege of TaganrogRussia3 June-24 NovAfter numerous British and French attacks, Russians hold the city of Taganrog, albeit the city was in ruins
Siege of KarsTurkeyJune–29 NovRussians defeat Ottoman troops
Dominican War of IndependenceBattle of SantoméDominican Republic22 Dec

1856-1860

Crimean War monument, memorializing the Battle of Balaclava (1854)
Cannon used during the Second Opium War (1856-1860)
Cannon used during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Lithograph of soldiers at the Battle of Varese (1859)
Cannon used at the Battle of Malvern Hill (1862)
YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1856Dominican War of IndependenceBattle of Sabana Larga and JácubaDominican Republic24 Jan
Puget Sound War and Yakima WarFirst Battle of SeattleUnited States26 JanMarines from the USS Decatur drive off Native American attackers after all-day battle with settlers
Filibuster WarBattle of Santa RosaCosta Rica20 MarchCosta Rican troops rout Walker's soldiers
Battle of RivasNicaragua11 AprilCentral American coalition defeats filibuster William Walker
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Second Bombardment of TouraneVietnamSep 26French forces attack Đà Nẵng again after Thiệu Trị forbids European contact
Second Opium WarBattle of the BogueChina12–13 NovBritish victory
Battle of the Barrier Forts16–24 Nov
1857Battle of Macao Fort4 Jan
Apache WarsBattle of Cooke's SpringUnited States9 March
Second Opium WarBattle of Escape CreekChina25–27 May
French colonial warsSiege of Medina FortMali20 April - 18 JulyToucouleuri forces laid siege to French ones trapped at Médine
Indian Rebellion of 1857Siege of CawnporeIndia5–25 JuneBritish troops and civilians besieged and later betrayed and murdered
Battle of Chinhat30 JuneBritish troops retreat to Lucknow
Battle of Jhelum7 JulyBattle sparked by an attempt to disarm the 14th Bengal Native Infantry who mutinied and were then destroyed by a larger force
Battle of Aong15 JulyBritish forces under General Havelock capture Cawnpore
Comanche Wars and Texas-Indian WarsBattle of Devil's RiverUnited States20 July
Indian Rebellion of 1857Siege of LucknowIndia30 May – 27 NovLucknow besieged by rebels, relieved, besieged again, and relieved for a second time
1858Battle of Malgram9 JanBritish forces defeat Rajab Ali Khan of Chittagong
Reform WarBattle of CelayaMexico8–9 March
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Battle of GrahovacMontenegro28 April – 1 MayMontenegro defeats Ottoman Army in Grahovac. This battle brought first official Turkish recognition of borders of Montenegro.
Comanche Wars, Texas–Indian wars, and Apache WarsBattle of Little Robe CreekUnited States12 May
Coeur d'Alene War and Yakima WarBattle of Pine Creek17 May
Reform WarBattle of AtenquiqueMexico2 June
Coeur d'Alene War and Yakima WarBattle of Four LakesUnited States1 Sep
Battle of Spokane Plains5 Sep
Reform WarBattle of IxtlahuacaMexico18 Sep
Battle of Ahualulco29 Sep
Battle of San Joaquín26 Dec
1859
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Battle of LogandèmeSenegal18 MaySerer people against French colonialism. French victory.
Second Italian War of IndependenceBattle of MontebelloItaly20 MayFrench Army under General Forey defeat an Austrian army
Battle of Varese26 MayPiedmontese defeat Austrians
Battle of San Fermo27 May
Battle of Palestro30 MayFrench zouaves and Piedmontese defeat an Austrian army
Battle of Turbigo3 June
Battle of Magenta4 JuneFrench Army under Napoleon III defeat Austrian army under General Gyulay. Liberation of Milan.
Battle of Solferino24 JuneFrench Army and Piedmontese army under Napoleon III defeat an Austrian army under Franz Joseph. End of war.
Reform WarBattle of TlatempaMexico5 July
Battle of Loma de las Ánimas1 Nov
Battle of Estancia de las Vacas13 Nov
1860Battle of Loma Alta24 Jan
Battle of Antón Lizardo6 March
Unification of ItalyBattle of CalatafimiItaly15 MayGaribaldi's victory against Neapolitan troops
Reform WarBattle of PeñuelasMexico14 June
Unification of ItalyBattle of MilazzoItaly25 JuneGaribaldi's victory against Neapolitan troops
Reform WarBattle of SilaoMexico10 Aug
Unification of ItalyBattle of CastelfidardoItaly18 SeptItalian victory over the Papal troops
Battle of the Volturnus1 OctSicilians are defeated by the Piedmontese
Apache WarsBattle of the Mimbres RiverUnited States4 Dec
American Indian WarsBattle of Pease River19 Dec
Reform WarBattle of CalpulapanMexico22 Dec

1861-1865

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1861Unification of ItalySiege of GaetaItaly5 Nov 1860 – 13 Feb 1861Frances II is sieged by the Piedmontese
American Civil WarBattle of Fort SumterUnited States12 AprilBeauregard fires on fort – first important battle of American Civil War
Battle of Sewell's Point18–19 MayUnion gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery
Battle of Aquia Creek29 May – 1 JuneConfederate artillery hit by naval bombardment, later withdrawn
Battle of Philippi Races3 JuneUnion troops under McClellan defeats rebels
Battle of Big Bethel10 JuneUnion attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled
Battle of Boonville17 JuneUnion forces defeat pro-Confederate governor's Missouri State Guard
Battle of Hoke's Run2 JulyPatterson defeats Confederate force but fails to capitalize on his victory
Battle of Carthage5 JulyConfederate victory
Battle of Rich Mountain11 JulyConfederate force split in half mid-battle; one half surrenders, the other escapes
Battle of Blackburn's Ford18 JulyMcDowell defeated in recon-in-force against Confederate
Battle of 1st Bull Run21 JulyUnion under McDowell lose to Confederate under Johnston, Beauregard, Jackson
Battle of Athens5 AugUnion victory in small skirmish
Battle of Wilson's Creek10 AugUnion forces lose
Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes26 AugConfederates surprise and defeat Union forces
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries28–29 AugUnion forces capture two North Carolina forts
Battle of Dry Wood Creek2 SepUnion cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard
Battle of Carnifex Ferry10 SepConfederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting
Battle of Cheat Mountain12–15 Sep300 Union troops withstand uncoordinated Confederate attacks
Battle of Liberty17 SepMinor Missouri State Guard victory
Battle of Barbourville19 SepConfederate victory over Union forces
First Battle of Lexington13–20 SepUnion forces badly defeated by Missouri State Guard
Battle of Canada Alamosa24–25 Sep
American Civil War and Apache WarsBattle of Pinos Altos27 Sep
American Civil WarBattle of Greenbrier River3 OctConfederates withdraw after inconclusive battle
Battle of Cockle Creek5 Oct
Battle of Santa Rosa Island9 OctUnion forces capture island
Battle of the Head of Passes12 Oct
Battle of Bolivar Heights16 OctUnion victory
Battle of Camp Wildcat21 OctUnion victory over Confederate forces
Battle of Leesburg1900 Union soldiers die
Battle of FredericktownMissouri State Guard defeated
First Battle of Springfield25 OctUnion forces capture town
Battle of Belmont7 NovGrant captures and destroys Confederate supplies
Battle of Ivy Mountain8 NovUnion victory over Confederate forces
Battle of Round Mountain19 NovConfederate forces defeat Opothleyahola
Battle of Chusto-Talasah9 DecOpothleyahola defeated
Battle of Camp Alleghany13 DecConfederates withstand Union attack
Battle of Rowlett's Station17 DecInconclusive
Battle of Dranesville20 DecUnion defeats Confederate forces under Stuart
Battle of Chustenahlah26 DecOpothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas
Battle of Mount Zion Church28 DecUnion victory
1862Battle of Cockpit Point3 JanInconclusive
Battle of Hancock5–6 JanUnsuccessful Confederate attack
Battle of Roan's Tan Yard8 JanConfederates routed
Battle of Middle Creek10 JanUnion forces under Garfield defeat Confederates under Marshall
Battle of Lucas Bend11 Jan
Battle of Mill Springs19 JanUnion victory, Zollicoffer killed
Battle of Fort Henry6 FebGrant and gunboats under Foote take fort and gain control of Tennessee River
Battle of Roanoke Island7–8 FebUnion forces under Burnside capture island
Battle of Elizabeth City10 FebDestruction of the Mosquito Fleet
Battle of Fort Donelson11–16 FebGrant takes fort, accepts surrender of Confederate army, and gains control of Cumberland River
Battle of Valverde20–21 FebUnion forces routed in New Mexico Territory
Battle of Pea Ridge7 MarchUnion victory
Battle of Hampton Roads9 MarchUSS Monitor defeats USS Merrimac
Battle of New Bern14 MarchUnion troops disembark from ships and capture town
First Battle of Kernstown23 MarchUnion forces defeat Confederates under Jackson
Battle of Glorieta26–28 MarchUnion forces outmaneuver Confederates.
Battle of Shiloh6–7 AprilGrant attacked by Johnston and Beauregard, defeats them
Battle of Island Number Ten28 Feb – 8 AprilUnion victory by Pope
Battle of Ft. Pulaski10–11 AprilUnion takes fort
Battle of Peralta15 AprilUnion forces defeat the 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers
Battle of South Mills19 AprilConfederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal
Battle of Fort Macon23 March – 26 AprilConfederate fort surrenders after Union artillery bombardment
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip18–28 AprilUnion victory for possession of New Orleans
Battle of New Orleans25 April – 1 MayUnion forces capture city
Battle of Yorktown5 April – 4 MayUnion troops win skirmish
Second French intervention in MexicoBattle of PueblaMexico5 MayMexicans defeat French
American Civil WarBattle of WilliamsburgUnited StatesMcClellan and Longstreet fight inconclusive battle
Battle of Eltham's Landing7 MayInconclusive
Battle of McDowell8–9 MayJackson's Confederates defeat Union forces
Battle of Drewry's Bluff15 MayUnion naval attack repelled by Confederate artillery
Battle of Princeton Court House15–17 MayConfederate victory over Union forces
Battle of Whitney's Lane19 MayUnion campaign towards Little Rock, Arkansas halted
Battle of Front Royal23 MayJackson forces Union retreat by threatening the rear of the Union force
First Battle of Winchester25 MayJackson defeats Banks
Battle of Hanover Courthouse27 MayUnion victory
Siege of Corinth29 April – 30 MayUnion forces capture town, Beauregard tricks Union in order to escape to Tupelo
Battle of Seven Pines31 MayJohnston attacks Union forces, wounded, inconclusive
Battle of Tranter's Creek5 JuneConfederate forces retreat after Colonel Singletary is killed
Battle of Memphis6 JuneUnion forces capture the city
First Battle of Chattanooga7–8 JuneUnion forces bombard the town
Battle of Cross Keys8 JuneFrémont defeated by elements of Jackson's force
Battle of Port Republic9 JuneCostly victory for Jackson
Battle of Secessionville16 JuneUnion fails to take town, Union commander later court-martialed for disobeying orders
Battle of Saint Charles17 JuneThe USS Mound City is hit by Confederate shore gun and explodes
Battle of Simmon's Bluff21 JuneMinor bloodless victory by Union forces
Battle of Oak Grove25 JuneIndecisive battle between McClellan and Lee
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek26 JuneLee defeated.
Battle of Gaines' Mill27 JuneLee defeats McClellan.
Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm27–28 JuneIndecisive battle between Lee and McClellan.
Battle of Savage's Station29 JuneUnion forces withdraw
Battle of White Oak Swamp30 JuneIndecisive artillery duel
Battle of GlendaleMcClellan retreats from Lee's Confederates
Battle of Tampa30 June – 1 JulyUnion gunboat attacks, but later withdraws.
Battle of Malvern Hill1 JulyMcClellan defeats Lee but withdraws after battle.
Battle of Locust Grove3 July
Battle of Hill's Plantation7 JulyUnion victory
Battle of Cotton Plant
First Battle of Murfreesboro13 JulyConfederate victory
Battle of Apache Pass15–16 July
Battle of Moore's Mill28 July
Battle of Baton Rouge5 Aug
Battle of Kirksville6–9 AugUnion forces capture town
Battle of Cedar Mountain9 AugUnion forces repelled by Confederate counter-attack
First Battle of DonaldsonvilleMinor bloodless victory by Union forces
First Battle of Independence11 AugConfederate victory
Battle of Lone Jack15–16 AugConfederate victory, Union commander killed. Confederates forced to withdraw after battle.
Battle of Redwood Ferry18 Aug
Dakota War of 1862 and American Civil WarBattle of Fort Ridgely21–22 AugFailed Santee Sioux attack on Union-controlled fort
American Civil WarFirst Battle of Rappahannock Station22–25 AugUnion supplies destroyed during skirmish
Battle of Bull Run Bridge25-27 AugConfederates capture and destroy Manassas Station
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap28 AugLongstreet defeats small Union
Unification of ItalyBattle of AspromonteItaly29 AugRoyal Italian Army defeats rebels
American Civil WarBattle of 2nd Bull RunUnited States30 AugJackson, Lee, and Longstreet destroys Pope's Army of Northern Virginia
Battle of RichmondConfederates under Smith rout Union army under Nelson
Battle of Chantilly1 SepUnion forces escape from nearly being cut off, Kearny is killed
Battle of Mile Hill2 SepConfederates clear Leesburg of Union forces
Battle of St. John's Bluff1–3 SepBloodless victory by Union forces
Second Battle of Corinth3–4 SepConfederate attack fails
Battle of Galveston Harbor4 SepBloodless Union victory
Battle of Harpers Ferry12–15 SepJackson captures Union garrison
Battle of South Mountain14 SepMcClellan defeats Lee
Battle of Munfordville14–17 SepUnion force surrenders
Battle of Antietam17 SepMcClellan ends Lee's invasion of North, bloodiest day of war
Battle of Iuka19 SepGrant is victorious
Battle of Shepherdstown19–20 SepConfederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades
Dakota War of 1862Battle of Wood Lake23 SepUS victory over the Lakota
American Civil WarFirst Battle of Sabine Pass24–25 SepMinor bloodless victory by Union forces
Battle of Augusta27 Sep
First Battle of Newtonia30 SepUnion forces panic under bombardment from Confederate artillery
Battle of Hatchie's Bridge5 OctConfederate force under Van Dorn escapes across river
Battle of Perryville8 SepBuell v. Bragg, indecisive
Battle of Old Fort Wayne22 SepUnion
Battle of Georgia Landing27 Sep
Battle of Clark's Mill7 NovUnion force surrenders to larger Confederate force
Battle of Cane Hill28 NovSmall Confederate force delays Union while larger force escapes
Battle of Prairie Grove7 DecUnion secures northwest Arkansas
Battle of HartsvilleDisguised in Union uniforms, Confederates infiltrate and defeat Union forces
Battle of Fredericksburg13 DecLee routs Burnside
Battle of Kinston14 DecUnion forces under Foster defeat Confederates under Evans.
Battle of White Hall16 DecFoster fights indecisive battle with Robertson
Battle of Goldsboro Bridge17 DecFoster defeats Confederates and destroys the bridge
Battle of Jackson, Tennessee19 DecConfederate feint to distract Union forces
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou26–29 DecUnion attack on Confederate right flank thwarted
Battle of Parker's Cross Roads31 DecConfederates repel Union double-pronged assault
1863Battle of Murfreesboro31 Dec 1862 – 2 Jan 1863Forces fight to draw
Second Battle of Springfield8 JanConfederates enter town, but are unable to take nearby fort
Battle of Arkansas Post9 JanGight for control of mouth of Arkansas River
Battle of Hartville9–11 JanConfederates are victorious, but unable to continue raid
January UprisingBattle of CiołkówPoland22 JanFirst skirmish of January Uprising
Battle of Szydłowiec22-23 JanPolish insurgents raid Szydłowiec
Battle of LubartówFailed Polish attack on Lubartów
American Indian WarsBear River MassacreUnited States29 JanShoshone forces massacred by Union troops
American Civil WarBattle of Deserted House30 Jan
Battle of Dover3 FebFailed Confederate attack on town
January UprisingBattle of WęgrówPolandRussians recapture town taken by Poles
Battle of Rawa4 FebPoles defeat Russians
Battle of Sosnowiec6-7 FebPolish victory
Battle of SiemiatyczeRussians defeat Polish insurgents
Battle of Słupcza8 FebFailed Polish attack
Battle of Miechów17 FebRussians foil a Polish attack
Battle of StaszówIndecisive battle between Poland and Russia
Battle of Krzywosądz19 FebRussians defeat poles
First Battle of Nowa Wieś21 FebLudwik Mierosławski resigns as leader of uprising
Battle of Dobra24 FebPoles get ambushed
Battle of MałogoszczPolish forced to retreat
Battle of Mrzygłód1 MarchPoles defeat Russians
Battle of Pieskowa Skała4 MarchPolish victory
Battle of Skała5 MarchPoles defeat Russians
American Civil WarBattle of Thompson's StationUnited StatesConfederate victory
Battle of Fort Anderson13–15 MarchHill leads unsuccessful Confederate attack on New Bern
January UprisingBattle of ChroberzPoland17 MarchPyrrhic Polish victory
American Civil WarBattle of Kelly's FordUnited StatesIndecisive cavalry battle
January UprisingBattle of GrochowiskaPoland18 MarchOne of the bloodiest battles of the uprising
American Civil WarBattle of Vaught's HillUnited States20 MarchUnion forces withstand attack by Morgan's Confederates
January UprisingBattle of IgołomiaPoland21 MarchPoles attack and then escape
Battle of Krasnobród24 MarchRussians defeat Poles
American Civil WarBattle of BrentwoodUnited States25 MarchUnion force surrenders
First Battle of Franklin10 AprilConfederates withdraw after rearguard defeat
January UprisingBattle of PraszkaPoland11 AprilPoles surprise and ambush Russians
Battle of Buda Zaborowska14 AprilRussians attack Poles
Battle of Borowe Młyny16 AprilUnknown victor
American Civil WarGrierson's RaidUnited States17 AprilDeep Union cavalry raid toward Baton Rouge, Louisiana serves as a diversion of Confederate forces during Grant's Vicksburg campaign
Battle of Washington30 March – 19 AprilHill unable to take North Carolina town from Union forces
January UprisingBattle of GenėtiniaiLithuania21 AprilLithuanians defeat Russians
American Civil WarBattle of Newton's StationUnited States24 April
Battle of Cape Girardeau26 AprilConfederate attack fails
January UprisingSecond Battle of Nowa WieśPolandPoles under a Frenchman defeat Russians
American Civil WarBattle of Grand GulfUnited States29 AprilUnsuccessful naval attack by Grant's forces
January UprisingBattle of PyzdryPolandMajor Polish victory
American Civil WarBattle of Day's GapUnited States30 AprilUnion victory
Second French intervention in MexicoBattle of CamarónMexico
American Civil WarBattle of Snyder's BluffUnited States29 April – 1 MayUnion feint during Vicksburg Campaign
Battle of Port Gibson1 MayGrant defeats Confederates
Battle of Chalk Bluff1–2 MayConfederates win but can't continue raid
Battle of Chancellorsville2 MayLee defeats Hooker's Army of Potomac, Jackson killed
Second Battle of Fredericksburg3 MayUnion forces under Sedgwick defeat Confederate forces left to guard the town by Lee
Battle of Suffolk11 April – 4 MayTwin indecisive battles at Norfleet House and Hill's Point fought over town
Battle of Salem Church3–4 MayLee defeats Sedgwick
January UprisingBattle of StokPoland4-5 MayOne of the biggest Polish victories
Battle of Krzykawka5 MayRussians defeat Italians and Poles
Battle of Kobylanka6 MayPoles clash with Russians
First Battle of Ignacewo8 MayRussians defeat and massacre Poles
Battle of BiržaiLithuania7-9 MayLithuanian insurrection defeated
Battle of Huta KrzeszowskaPoland11 MayRussian victory
American Civil WarBattle of RaymondUnited States12 MayFailed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching Union army
Battle of Jackson14 MaySherman, McPherson defeat Johnston
Battle of Champion's Hill16 MayGrant defeats Confederates
January UprisingBattle of MiropolUkraine16-17 MayRussian victory
American Civil WarBattle of Big Black River BridgeUnited States17 MayConfederate forces trapped in Vicksburg
Battle of Plains Store21 MayUnion victory
January UprisingBattle of HorkiBelarus17-25 MayRussian victory
Battle of SalichaUkraine26 MayPivotal battle in uprising
First Battle of ChruślinaPoland30 MayPyrrhic victory for Russians
Battle of Nagoszewo2-3 JuneRussian victory
American Civil WarBattle of Milliken's BendUnited States7 JuneConfederates unable to break siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Brandy Station9 JunePleasonton surprises Stuart's cavalrymen in their camps
Second Battle of Winchester13–15 JuneConfederate victory paves way for Lee's invasion
January UprisingBattle of LututówPoland15 JunePolish attack on Lututów fails
American Civil WarBattle of AldieUnited States17 JuneIndecisive battle during Lee's march north
Battle of Middleburg17–19 JuneStuart retreats from engagement with Union cavalry
January UprisingBattle of KomorówPoland20 JuneRussian victory
American Civil WarBattle of LaFourche CrossingUnited States20–21 June
Battle of Upperville21 JuneIndecisive cavalry battle during Lee's invasion
Battle of Hoover's Gap24–26 JuneUnion victory prevents Confederates in Tennessee from coming to the aid of Vicksburg
Battle of Goodrich's Landing29–30 JuneConfederates drive Union Black Regiments off of several plantations
Battle of Hanover30 JuneStuart forced to change his route, delaying his efforts to unite with Lee's force outside Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg1–3 JulyLee loses to Meade, Pickett's Charge fails, ends second invasion of North
Battle of Vicksburg4 JulySiege from 22 May ends, Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army
Battle of HelenaConfederate assault on river port fails securing eastern Arkansas for Union
Battle of Boonsboro8 JulyIndecisive action at rearguard of Lee's retreat
Siege of Port Hudson21 May – 9 JulyLast Confederate stronghold on Mississippi surrenders
Battle of Corydon9 JulyConfederate raid results in civilian casualties
January UprisingBattle of OssaPoland10 JulyPolish victory
American Civil WarFirst Assault on Morris IslandUnited States11 JulyFirst of two Union attempts to take Fort Wagner
Battle of Kock's Plantation12–13 July
January UprisingBattle of CoștangaliaMoldova15 JulyPolish insurrects defeated Romanian forces
American Civil WarBattle of WilliamsportUnited States6–16 JulyMeade and Lee fight indecisive battle
Battle of Honey Springs17 JulyIn Indian Territory, two largely Black and Native American forces meet. Union victory.
Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island18 JulySecond of two Union attempts to take Fort Wagner fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts
Battle of Buffington Island19 July
Battle of Manassas Gap23 JulyIndecisive battle by day, Confederates withdraw by night
Sioux Wars and American Civil WarBattle of Big Mound24–25 JulyUnion forces defeat Santee, Yankton, Yanktonai and Teton Sioux troops
Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake26 JulySibley defeats Sioux forces
American Civil WarBattle of SalinevilleConfederate Morgan surrenders in Ohio
Sioux Wars and American Civil WarBattle of Stony Lake28 JulySioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit
January UprisingSecond Battle of ChruślinaPoland4 AugPolish victory
Battle of Depułtycze5 Aug
Battle of Żyrzyn8 Aug
Battle of Złoczew22 AugRussian victory, Poles withdraw
American Civil WarBattle of LawrenceUnited States23 AugQuantrill's Raiders pillage the city
January UprisingBattle of FajsławicePoland24 AugDecisive Polish defeat
Battle of Sędziejowice26 AugPolish victory
American Civil WarBattle of Devil's BackboneUnited States1 SepUnion victory after heavy fighting
January UprisingBattle of PanasówkaPoland3 SepPolish victory
Sioux Wars and American Civil WarBattle of Whitestone HillUnited States3–5 SepUnion soldiers defeat Sioux forces
January UprisingBattle of Sowia GóraPoland6 SepRussians defeat Poles and Hungarians
American Civil WarSecond Battle of Sabine PassUnited States8 SepConfederate forces place stakes in river to help aim their guns at Union ships, Confederate victory
Second Battle of Chattanooga21 Aug – 8 SepUnion captures town
Second Battle of Fort Sumter17 Aug – 9 SepUnion attempt to retake Fort fails even after massive bombardment and naval attack
Battle of Bayou Fourche10 SepUnion victory allows for capture of Little Rock, Arkansas
Battle of Davis' Cross Roads10–11 SepUnion forces establish defensive positions prior to Chickamauga
Battle of Chickamauga19 SepBragg defeats Rosecrans
Battle of Blountville22 SepUnion forces capture town
Battle of Stirling's Plantation29 Sep
January UprisingBattle of MełchówPoland30 SepPolish and Hungarian forces defeat Russians
American Civil WarBattle of Baxter SpringsUnited States6 OctQuantrill's Raiders massacre Union Black Regiments
Battle of Blue Springs10 OctConfederate forces overrun
First Battle of Collierville11 OctUnion victory
First Battle of Auburn13 OctStuart escapes by hiding in a ravine
Second Battle of Auburn14 OctConfederates attack Union rearguard, indecisive
Battle of Bristoe StationMeade defeats elements of Lee's forces, but Confederates destroy railroad during retreat
Battle of Charlestown18 Oct
Battle of Buckland Mills19 OctUnion cavalry caught in ambush, defeated
January UprisingBattle of RybnicaPoland20 OctPoles defeat Cossacks
American Civil WarBattle of Pine BluffUnited States25 OctConfederate attack fails
Battle of Wauhatchie28–29 OctLongstreet defeated by Union forces
Second Battle of Collierville3 NovAbortive Confederate attack on the town
Battle of Droop Mountain6 Nov
Second Battle of Rappahannock Station7 NovUnion forces surge across river, forcing Lee to retreat
Battle of Campbell's Station16 NovConfederate double-envelopment attempt fails
Battle of Mustang Island17 Nov
New Zealand WarsBattle of RangiririNew Zealand20–21 Nov
American Civil WarThird Battle of ChattanoogaUnited States23–25 NovGrant defeats Bragg and relieves Union forces besieged in Chattanooga
January UprisingFirst Battle of OpatówPoland25 NovPoles capture town
American Civil WarBattle of Ringgold GapUnited States27 NovConfederates under Cleburne defeat Union forces under Hooker
Battle of Fort Sanders29 NovLongstreet unable to take fort due to poor quality gunpowder
Battle of Mine Run27 Nov – 2 DecMeade bombards Lee's Confederates but then withdraws
Battle of Bean's Station14 DecUnion forces withdraw a short distance
Battle of Mossy Creek29 DecConfederate cavalry forced back
1864Navajo WarsBattle of Pecos River4 Jan
American Civil WarBattle of Loudoun Heights10 Jan
Navajo Wars and American Indian WarsBattle of Canyon de Chelly12–14 Jan
American Civil WarBattle of Dandridge17 JanUnion forces withdraw
January UprisingBattle of IłżaPolandPolish victory
American Civil WarBattle of AthensUnited States26 JanUnion victory
Battle of Fair Garden27 JanUnion Pyrrhic victory
Second War of SchleswigBattle of SankelmarkGermany6 Feb
American Civil WarBattle of Morton's FordUnited States6–7 FebDiversionary Union attack
Battle of Middle Boggy Depot13 Feb
Battle of Meridian14 FebSherman occupies town
Battle of Olustee20 FebUnion fail to take Florida
January UprisingSecond Battle of OpatówPoland21 FebEnd of January Uprising
American Civil WarBattle of WalkertonUnited States2 March
Second War of SchleswigBattle of JasmundGermany17 March
American Civil WarBattle of LaredoUnited States18 March
Battle of Paducah25 MarchConfederate raid by Forrest successful
Battle of Elkin's Ferry3–4 AprilConfederates unable to prevent Union river crossing
Apache Wars and American Civil WarBattle of Mount Gray7 April
American Civil WarBattle of Mansfield8 AprilBanks' Red River campaign halted by rebels
Battle of Pleasant Hill9 AprilConfederate attack fails
Battle of Fort Pillow12 AprilForrest takes fort, massacres Black troops
Battle of Prairie D'Ane9–13 AprilSteele defeats Price
Battle of Poison Spring18 AprilPart of Red River campaign, Black troops massacred
Second Schleswig WarBattle of DybbølDenmarkKey defeat for Denmark
American Civil WarBattle of Monett's FerryUnited States23 AprilConfederate forces driven back
Battle of Marks' Mills25 AprilPart of Red River campaign
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry30 April
Battle of the Wilderness5 MayGrant and Lee meet inconclusively
Battle of Albemarle SoundIndecisive naval battle
Battle of Port Walthall Junction6–7 MayUnion forces destroy railroad
Second Schleswig WarBattle of HeligolandGermany9 MayDanish sea victory over Austria. Last significant battle involving wooden ships on both sides.
American Civil WarBattle of Cloyd's MountainUnited StatesUnion victory, Confederate General Jenkins killed
Battle of Swift CreekUnion forces damage railroad but are stopped by Confederate forces
Battle of Cove Mountain10 MayUnion victory after brief battle
Battle of Chester StationUnion forces under Butler pushed back
Battle of Yellow Tavern11 MayUnion forces win cavalry battle, Stuart is killed
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge8–13 MayIndecisive battle
Battle of Resaca13 MaySherman defeats Johnston
Battle of New Market15 MayConfederate forces halt Union army under Sigel from advance up Shenandoah Valley
Battle of Proctor's Creek12–16 MayBeauregard defeats Butler
Battle of Adairsville17 MayFailed Confederate attempt to destroy part of the Union force approaching Atlanta
Battle of Yellow Bayou18 MayFinal battle of the Red River campaign in Louisiana, Union forces successfully cross the Atchafalaya River
Battle of Ware Bottom Church20 MayBeauregard boxes Butler in
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House8–21 MayGrant and Lee meet inconclusively
Battle of Wilson's Wharf24 MayConfederates under Fitzhugh Lee defeated by two Union Black Regiments
Battle of North Anna23–26 MayLee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, is unable to capitalize
Battle of New Hope Church25–26 MayHooker's forces defeated
Battle of Pickett's Mill27 MayUnsuccessful attack by Sherman on Johnston
Battle of Haw's Shop28 MayUnion advance halted
Battle of DallasConfederate withdrawal in Georgia
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek28–30 MayUnion forces pushed back
Battle of Old Church30 MayUnion forces drive Confederates back
Battle of Piedmont5 JuneUnion forces under Hunter defeat Confederate defenses
First Battle of Petersburg9 JuneBeauregard defeats Butler
Battle of Brices Crossroads10 JuneForrest routs Union force almost three times as large
Battle of Cold Harbor31 May – 12 JuneLee repulses Grant
Battle of Trevilian Station11–12 JuneConfederate victory, Custer nearly surrounded and has to be rescued by Sheridan
Battle of Lynchburg17 June
Sinking of CSS Alabama19 JuneUSS Kearsarge} sinks CSS Alabama
Battle of Kolb's Farm22 JuneConfederate attack fails due to poor terrain conditions
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road21–24 JuneUnion siege lines extended for Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Saint Mary's Church24 JuneUnion forces fight a successful delaying action
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain27 JuneJohnston repulses Sherman
Second War of SchleswigBattle of AlsDenmark29 JuneFinal battle of the war, Prussian victory over Denmark
American Civil WarBattle of MariettaUnited States9 June – 3 JulySherman defeats Johnston
Battle of Monocacy Junction9 JulyUnion General Wallace slows up Early, saving Washington, DC
Battle of Fort Stevens11–12 JulyFailed Confederate attempt to capture Washington, DC
Battle of Tupelo14–15 JulyUnion victory, Forrest wounded
Second Battle of Petersburg15 June – 18 JulyLee repulses Grant at back door to Richmond
Battle of Cool Spring17–18 July
Battle of Rutherford's Farm20 JulyConfederate under Early caught by surprise and defeated
Battle of Peachtree CreekConfederate attack fails
Battle of Atlanta22 JulySherman turns back Hood
Second Battle of Kernstown24 JulyEarly defeats Union forces
Sioux Wars and American Civil WarBattle of Killdeer Mountain26 JulyUnion forces defeat Sioux
American Civil WarBattle of Ezra Church28 JulyConfederates fail to gain element of surprise, finding entrenched Union forces. Union victory.
Battle of the Crater30 JulyLee defeats Burnside
Battle of Folck's Mill1 AugIndecisive battle
Battle of Utoy Creek5–7 AugIndecisive battle on Union right flank
Second Battle of Dalton14–15 AugUnion forces withstand attack until relieved
Battle of Gainesville17 Aug
Battle of Lovejoy's Station20 AugConfederates repel Union raiders attacking the station.
Battle of Globe Tavern18–21 AugConfederate forces lose control of railroads at Petersburg
Second Battle of Memphis21 AugPartially successful Confederate raid
Battle of Mobile Bay23 AugFarragut takes port
Second Battle of Ream's Station25 AugUnion lines overrun by Confederates
Battle of Jonesborough31 Aug – 1 SepHardee's Confederates defeated, resulting in Atlanta's fall
Chōshū RebellionBattle of ShimonosekiJapan5-6 SepEngagements since July 1863 pits the UK, France, The Netherlands and the USA against Japanese warlord of the Chōshū Domain
American Civil WarThird Battle of WinchesterUnited States19 SepSheridan defeats Early, several officers killed or wounded on both sides
Battle of Fisher's Hill21–22 SepSuccessful Union frontal assault
Battle of Fort Davidson27 SepUnion forces detonate their own fort after losing to Confederates
Battle of Marianna
Battle of Chaffin's Farm29–30 SepUnion forces victorious but fail to capture several forts
Battle of Peebles' Farm30 Sep – 2 OctUnion victory near Petersburg
Battle of Saltville1–3 OctConfederates defeat Union Black Regiment, war crimes committed against captured soldiers
Battle of Allatoona5 OctUnion fortifications hold
Battle of Darbytown Road7 OctConfederate attack repelled
Battle of Tom's Brook9 OctUnion cavalry defeats Confederates
Capture of Sedalia15 OctConfederate cavalry defeats Union militia
Battle of Glasgow, MissouriUnion forces surrender
Second Battle of Lexington19 OctUnion forces driven out
Battle of Cedar CreekSheridan defeats Early
Battle of Little Blue River21 OctConfederate victory
Second Battle of Independence22 OctUnion forces occupy town
Battle of Byram's Ford22–23 OctConfederates under Marmaduke defeated
Battle of Westport23 OctUnion forces win decisive battle to take control of Missouri
Battle of Marais des Cygnes25 OctPrice's Confederates pursued into Kansas
Battle of Mine CreekPrice's army crushed
Battle of Marmiton RiverPrice escapes Union pursuit
Battle of Boydton Plank Road27–28 OctUnion forces take control of road, but withdraw after battle
Second Battle of Newtonia28 OctJames G. Blunt defeats Joseph O. Shelby
Battle of Decatur26–29 OctConfederates unable to cross river
Battle of Johnsonville4–5 NovConfederates bombard Union forces during the night after a fire starts near Union positions
Battle of Bull's Gap11–13 NovMinor Confederate victory
Sherman's March to the Sea16 NovSherman lays waste to South
Battle of Columbia24 NovConfederates divert attention
American Indian Wars and Apache WarsFirst Battle of Adobe Walls25 NovCarson fights Kiowa forces to a draw, but manages to destroy their settlement
Uruguayan WarSiege of SaltoUruguay22-28 NovBrazilian forces capture the city of Salto
American Civil WarBattle of Spring HillUnited States29 NovConfederate mistakes allow Union forces to redeploy, leading to the Battle of Franklin
Colorado War, American Indian Wars and American Civil WarBattle of Sand CreekUS forces massacre Cheyenne and Arapaho people
American Civil WarBattle of Franklin30 NovHood attacks Thomas but loses
Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia4 DecKilpatrick stops Wheeler from attacking Sherman
Third Battle of Murfreesboro5–7 DecConfederate raid mostly unsuccessful
Battle of Nashville15–16 DecConfederate Army in Tennessee overwhelmed.
Battle of Altamaha Bridge19 Dec
First Battle of Fort Fisher7–27 DecFailed Union attempt to take fort
1865Uruguayan WarSiege of PaysandúUruguay3 Dec-2 Jan 1865Brazilian-Colorado victory
Colorado WarBattle of JulesburgUnited States7 Jan
American Civil WarBattle of Dove Creek8 Jan
Second Battle of Fort Fisher15 JanUnion takes fort
Battle of Trent's Reach23–25 Jan
Uruguayan WarBattle of JaguarãoBrazil27 JanBrazilian victory
American Civil WarBattle of Rivers' BridgeUnited States3 FebUnion forces capture river crossing
Battle of Hatcher's Run5 FebUnion force launch unexpected attack
Colorado WarBattle of Rush Creek8–9 Feb
Apache Wars and American Civil WarBattle of Fort Buchanan17 Feb
American Civil WarBattle of Fort Myers20 Feb
Battle of Wilmington22 FebLast rebel port falls
Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia2 MarchEarly's army destroyed
Battle of Natural Bridge6 MarchConfederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee
Battle of Wyse Fork7–10 MarchConfederate attacks repelled by Union artillery
Indian Wars and Snake WarBattle of Mud Lake14 March
American Civil WarBattle of Averasborough16 MarchUnion and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both attacks fail
Battle of Bentonville19–21 MarchSherman defeats Confederates
Battle of Fort Steadman25 MarchLee breaks siege
Battle of Lewis's Farm29 MarchUnion forces capture Confederate earthworks.
Battle of White Oak Road31 MarchConfederate forces under Anderson defeated.
Battle of Dinwiddie Court HousePickett defeats Sheridan
Battle of Five Forks1 AprilSheridan routs Confederates in last important battle of the Civil War
Battle of Selma2 AprilWilson defeats Forrest
Third Battle of PetersburgGrant defeats Lee
Battle of Sutherland's StationLee's supply lines are cut
Battle of Namozine Church3 AprilSeveral Confederates captured
Battle of Sayler's Creek6 AprilUnion victory, Lee realizes his army will not last long
Battle of High Bridge6–7 AprilUnion forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses
Battle of Cumberland Church7 AprilUnion forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness cuts the attack short
Battle of Spanish Fort27 March – 8 AprilUnion forces capture fort just east of Mobile
Battle of Appomattox Station8 AprilUnion forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply
Battle of Fort Blakely2–9 AprilUnion forces capture fort outside of Mobile
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse9 AprilLee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders.
Second French intervention in MexicoBattle of TacámbaroMexico11 April
American Civil WarBattle of MorrisvilleUnited States13–15 AprilLast cavalry battle of the Civil War
Battle of West Point16 AprilUnion victory
Battle of ColumbusUnion victory
Wilson's Raid22 March – 20 AprilUnion cavalry operate through Alabama and Georgia, opposed by Forest
Battle of Palmito Ranch12–13 MayConfederate victory in Texas
Paraguayan WarBattle of RiachueloArgentina11 JuneBrazil defeats Paraguay
Second French intervention in MexicoBattle of la LomaMexico16 July
Colorado War, Sioux Wars and American Indian WarsBattle of Platte BridgeUnited States26 July
Paraguayan WarBattle of Paso de CuevasArgentina12 Aug
Powder River Expedition and Sioux WarsBattle of Bone Pile CreekUnited States13–15 Aug
Paraguayan WarBattle of JataíArgentina17 AugThe combined army of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) attacks a Paraguayan column of troops
Indian WarsBattle of the Tongue RiverUnited States29 AugUS forces led by Connor defeat Arapaho forces
Chincha Islands WarBattle of PapudoChile26 NovPeru and Chile defeat Spain in a naval battle

1866–1870

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1866Chincha Islands WarBattle of AbtaoChile7 FebIndecisive battle between combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet and Spanish fleet
Battle of CallaoPeru2 MaySpain defeats Peruvian forces
Paraguayan WarBattle of TuyutíParaguay24 MayThe combined army of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) is attacked by Paraguayan Army. Almost 60,000 took part in the fight. 16,000 casualties (8,000 allied; 12,000 Paraguayans).
Fenian RaidsBattle of RidgewayCanada2 JuneFenian Brotherhood defeats Canadians
Battle of Fort ErieCanadian force overwhelmed by main Fenian army
Third Italian War of IndependenceBattle of CustozaItaly24 June
Battle of Custoza
Austro-Prussian WarBattle of LangensalzaGermany27 JuneHanoverian Army under King George V defeated by Prussians under General Von Flies
Battle of BurkersdorfCzech Republic28 June
Battle of Skalitz
Battle of Königgrätz3 JulyPrussia, led by General Von Moltke, defeats Austria in Austro-Prussian War, resulting in Prussia taking over as prominent German nation from Austria
Third Italian War of IndependenceBattle of LissaCroatia20 JulyAustrian Admiral Von Tegetthoff rams and drives off Italian fleet under Persano. First clash of ironclads.
Battle of BezzeccaItaly21 JulyGaribaldi defeats Austrians
Austro-Prussian WarBattle of TauberbischofsheimGermany24 July
Paraguayan WarBattle of CuruzúParaguay1–3 Sep
Battle of Curupaity22 SepArgentine and Brazilian forces of 20,000 men attack Paraguayan trenches
Second French intervention in MexicoBattle of MiahuatlánMexico3 Oct
Battle of La Carbonera18 Oct
Red Cloud's War and Sioux WarsFetterman FightUnited States21 Dec
Indian Wars and Snake WarBattle of Owyhee River26 Dec
1867Battle of Steen's Mountain29 Jan
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Battle of KansalaGuinea-Bissau13 – 27 MayForces of the Kaabu Empire fight those of the Imamate of Futa Jallon. Kaabu defenders blow up Kansala once defeat is clear, taking many attackers with it.
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Battle of Fandane-ThiouthiouneSenegal18 JulyThe Serer people defeated the Muslim jihadists of Senegambia
Indian Wars and Snake WarBattle of Infernal CavernsUnited States26–28 Sep
Paraguayan WarBattle of Potrero ObellaParaguay28 Oct
1868Boshin WarBattle of AwaJapan28 Jan
Battle of Hokuetsu29 March
Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma
1868 Expedition to AbyssiniaBattle of MagdalaEthiopia9–13 AprilNapier defeats the army of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia and captures Magdala by assault. Tewodros dies by suicide.
Boshin WarBattle of Utsunomiya CastleJapan10–14 May
Battle of Ueno4 July
Paraguayan WarBattle of PiribebuyParaguay12 Aug
Comanche War and American Indian WarsBattle of Beecher IslandUnited States17–19 Sep
Boshin WarBattle of Bonari PassJapan6 Oct
Battle of Noheji7 Nov
Indian WarsBattle of Washita RiverUnited States27 NovCuster defeats Black Kettle
Paraguayan WarBattle of ItororóParaguay6 DecFirst battle of a series fought the month of December between the Brazilian Army and the Paraguayan Army. Around 13,000 Brazilians attack a fortified position on a river bridge defended by 5,000 Paraguayans.
Battle of Avahy11 Dec17,000 Allied troops, mainly Brazilians, attack 4,000 Paraguayans
Battle of Lomas Valentinas21–27 DecFought in two days between the Triple Alliance Army (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) against Paraguayan forces (19,500 allies on the first day; 25,000 on the second/ 6,500 Paraguayans)
1870Battle of Cerro Corá1 March
Fenian RaidsBattle of Eccles HillCanada25 MayCanadians defeat Fenian Brotherhood
Franco-Prussian WarBattle of WissembourgFrance4 AugGerman victory
Battle of Spicheren6 AugVon Steinmetz leads Prussians to victory over the French
Battle of WörthGerman Crown Prince defeats French forces
Battle of Mars-La-Tour16 AugGerman strategic victory against French
Battle of Gravelotte18 AugGerman victory against French
Battle of Sedan1 SepMac-Mahon's French lose to Germans, paving the way to the founding of the German Empire
Siege of Strasbourg14 Aug - 28 SepGermans capture city
Battle of Le Bourget27–30 SepAlbert, King of Saxony defeats French forces
Battle of Chevilly30 SepFrench attack on Prussian forces repulsed
Siege of Metz19 Aug – 27 OctBazaine forced to surrender.
Battle of Coulmiers9 NovFrench Army, under General Paladines, defeat a Bavarian army. Liberation of Orléans.
Battle of Villiers29 Nov – 3 DecGermans defeat French

1871-1875

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1871Franco-Prussian WarBattle of the LisaineFrance15–17 JanFrench efforts to lift the Siege of Belfort fail
Battle of St. Quentin19 JanPrussians defeat French
Battle of Buzenval20 JanGerman Crown Prince defeats the French
Siege of Belfort3 Nov 1870 - 18 Feb 1871German victory
Ottoman–Wahhabi WarAl-Hasa ExpeditionSaudi Arabia20 April-3 JuneOttoman Empire captures Al-Ahsa Governorate
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Battle of AdwaEthiopia11 JulyFought between Emperor Tekle Giyorgis II and Kassa Mercha. Kassa Mercha decisively defeats an army of some 60,000 under Tekle Giyorgis with 12,000 of his own troops, securing his path to become Emperor of Ethiopia.
1873Modoc War and Indian WarsFirst Battle of the StrongholdUnited States17 Jan
Yavapai War and Apache WarsBattle of Turret Peak27 March
Aceh WarFirst Aceh ExpeditionIndonesia26 March – 25 AprilAn expedition under Major General Köhler with the intention of attacking and taking the Sultan's palace
Yellowstone Expedition of 1873Battle of Honsinger BluffUnited States4 Aug
Battle of Pease Bottom11 Aug
1874Red River WarSecond Battle of Adobe Walls27 June – 28Hunters hold off 300 Comanche warriors
Red River War and American Indian WarsBattle of Palo Duro Canyon28 SepComanche, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Kiowa defeated by US forces
Yavapai War and Apache WarsBattle of Sunset Pass1 Nov
Aceh WarSecond Aceh ExpeditionIndonesiaLate 1873Dutch Colonial forces take the sultan's palace in Aceh
1875Egyptian–Ethiopian WarBattle of GundetEthiopia16 NovA large force under Yohannes IV decisively defeat a much smaller force of Egyptians under the commanders Bey, Ahrendrup, and Count Zichy

1876-1880

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1876Ethiopian–Egyptian WarBattle of GuraEritrea7–9 MarchEmperor Yohannes IV decisively defeats an Egyptian punitive attack
Great Sioux War of 1876Battle of Powder RiverUnited States17 March
Battle of Prairie Dog Creek9 June
Battle of the Rosebud17 JuneSioux, Cheyenne and Arapahoe warriors under Crazy Horse, check US forces under Crook, forcing him to retreat into Wyoming and preventing him from uniting with Custer
Battle of Little Big Horn25 JuneSitting Bull, Crazy Horse of Sioux defeat Custer
Battle of Warbonnet Creek17 July
Montenegrin–Ottoman War and Herzegovina UprisingBattle of Vučji DoMontenegro18 JulyMontenegrin-Herzegovinian forces heavily defeat the Ottomans and manage to capture two of their commanders
Montenegrin-Turkish War of 1876-1878Battle of Fundina2 AugMontenegro defeats much bigger Ottoman Army
Serbian–Ottoman WarsBattle of ŠumatovacSerbia23 AugThe outnumbered Serbian army, led by Colonel Protić, win a tactical victory in this defensive battle against the Ottoman forces
Great Sioux War of 1876Battle of Slim ButtesUnited States9-10 Sep2000 US cavalry and infantry forces destroy a small village under Oglala chief American Horse, then repulse a relief attack of 500-600 Lakota under Crazy Horse
Battle of Cedar Creek21 Oct
Dull Knife Fight25 NovUS and Pawnee forces surprise and destroy the village of the last free Cheyennes, forcing them to seek shelter with Crazy Horse's people
1877Buffalo Hunters' War and Apache WarsBattle of Yellow House Canyon18 March
Satsuma RebellionBattle of TabaruzakaJapan3–20 March
Great Sioux WarBattle of Little Muddy CreekUnited States7–8 May
Russo-Turkish WarBattle of Kizil-TepeTurkey25 JuneOttoman victory
Nez Perce WarBattle of CottonwoodUnited States3–5 July
Battle of the Clearwater10 JulyChief Joseph of the Nez Perce defeated by Howard of the US
Russo-Turkish WarBattle of NikopolBulgaria16 JulyRussian forces capture city
First Battle of Shipka Pass17–19 JulyGourko seizes pass from Suleiman Pasha
Nez Perce WarBattle of the Big HoleUnited States9 AugMinor US victory over the Nez Perce, Gibbon wounded
Battle of Camas Creek20 Aug
Russo-Turkish WarSecond Battle of Shipka PassBulgaria21–26 AugOttomans unable to retake pass
Battle of Lovcha1–3 SepSkobelev defeats Osman Pasha
Nez Perce WarBattle of Canyon CreekUnited States13 Sep
Russo-Turkish WarThird Battle of Shipka PassBulgaria13–17 SepSüleyman Pasha fails in a second Ottoman attempt to retake the pass
Satsuma RebellionBattle of ShiroyamaJapan24 Sep
Nez Perce WarBattle of Bear PawUnited States30 Sep – 5 OctUS victory forces Chief Joseph to surrender
Russo-Turkish WarBattle of Gorni-DubnikBulgaria24 OctGourko captures fortress
Battle of KarsTurkey17 NovRussian forces capture city
Siege of PlevnaBulgaria20 July – 10 DecRussians, after reverses, defeat Ottomans
1878Fourth Battle of Shipka Pass5–9 JanRussians defeat Ottomans
Battle of Philippopolis17 JanOttomans forced to retreat to Constantinople
Second Anglo-Afghan WarBattle of Ali MasjidPakistan21 NovBritish victory
Battle of Peiwar Kotal28–29 NovBritish victory over Afghanistan
1879Anglo-Zulu WarBattle of IsandlwanaSouth Africa22 JanZulu combined army annihilates British-led force
Battle of Rorke's Drift22 JanA small, heavily outnumbered British force defeats the Zulus
Battle of Intombe12 MarchZulu army destroys small British force in an ambush
War of the PacificBattle of TopáterChile23 MarchChile defeats Bolivia
Anglo-Zulu WarBattle of HlobaneSouth Africa28 MarchBritish suffer yet another disaster at Zulu hands
Battle of Kambula29 MarchZulu Impi defeated in an attack on a British laager
Battle of Gingindlovu2 AprilBritish defeat Zulu
Siege of Eshowe22 Jan - 3 AprilBritish victory
War of the PacificBattle of ChipanaChile12 AprilIndecisive naval battle between Chile and Peru
Second Anglo-Afghan WarBattle of Kam DakkaAfghanistan22 AprilBritish victory
War of the PacificBattle of IquiqueChile21 MayIndecisive battle between Chile and the combined forces of Peru and Bolivia
Anglo-Zulu WarBattle of UlundiSouth Africa4 JulyDecisive British victory
Second Anglo-Afghan WarFirst Battle of CharasiabAfghanistan6 OctBritish victory
War of the PacificNaval Battle of AngamosChile8 OctChilean navy defeats the Peruvian and Bolivian navies
Battle of Pisagua2 NovSuccessful Chilean amphibious assault
Battle of San Francisco19 NovPeruvian and Bolivian troops ambush Chileans but Bolivians retreat, forcing Peruvians to follow suit
Battle of Tarapacá27 NovPeru defeats Chile
Battles for Plav and GusinjeBattle of NovšićeMontenegro4 DecPro-Ottoman irregular troops of the League of Prizren ambush and repulse Montenegrin forces
1880Battles for Plav and GusinjeBattle of MurinoMontenegro8 JanAround 10,000 pro-Ottoman forces attack and are repulsed by Montenegrins numbering 3,000
Apache Wars and Victorio's WarBattle of Hembrillo BasinUnited States5–8 April
Second Anglo-Afghan WarBattle of Ahmed KhelPakistan19 AprilBritish and Indian forces defeat Afghans
Second Battle of CharasiabAfghanistan25 AprilBrits recapture Char Asiab
Apache Wars and Victorio's WarBattle of Fort TularosaUnited States14 May
War of the PacificBattle of AricaChile2 JulyChile storms Peruvian positions atop a hill. Heavy casualties.
Second Anglo-Afghan WarBattle of MaiwandAfghanistan27 JulyAfghan victory over British and Indian forces
Battle of Kandahar1 SepBritish victory over Afghan forces, following General Roberts' Kabul-to-Kandahar relief march
Apache Wars and Victorio's WarBattle of Carrizo CanyonUnited States12 Sep
First Boer WarBattle of BronkhorstspruitSouth Africa20 DecTransvaal Boers defeat British

1881-1885

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1881First Boer WarBattle of Laing's NekSouth Africa28 JanBoer victory, British gunfire holds Boers back long enough to allow retreat
Battle of Schuinshoogte8 FebBoer victory
Battle of Majuba Hill27 FebBoer victory over British, Colley killed
Geronimo's War and Apache WarsBattle of Cibecue CreekUnited States30 Aug
1882Menelik's InvasionsBattle of EmbaboEthiopia6 JuneShewan forces under Negus Menelik II defeat the opposing forces of Gojjam under Negus Tekle Haymanot, giving Shewa the hegemony over the Gibe region and making Menelik the most powerful ruler in Ethiopia except for Emperor Yohannes IV
Apache WarsBattle of Big Dry WashUnited States17 July
Anglo-Egyptian WarBattle of Tel al-KebirEgypt13 SepBritish forces defeat Egyptian army under Colonel Urabi
1883Tonkin CampaignBattle of Cầu GiấyVietnam19 MayBlack Flag forces defeat French forces in Tonkin
Mahdist WarBattle of El ObeidSudan3-5 NovMahdi wipes out Egyptians controlling Sudan
Aceh WarContinuing warIndonesiaMajor Van Heutsz conquers the rest of Aceh and becomes governor of the Dutch East Indies
1884Mahdist WarBattles of El TebSudan4–29 FebMahdi forces battle Egyptian then British forces
Battle of Tamai13 MarchBritish forces under Graham defeat a Mahdi army under Digna despite successfully breaking an infantry square
Sino-French WarBattle of FuzhouChina23 AugFrench fleet destroys Qing Chinese fleet at Fuzhou
Battle of TamsuiTaiwan2–8 OctQing Chinese victory over the French
Battle of Yu OcVietnam19 NovFrench victory over Black Flag forces
1885Battle of Nui Bop4 JanFrench victory over Qing Chinese forces
Mahdist WarSiege of KhartoumSudan26 JanAfter a 10-month siege, the Mahdi capture the city from the British, slaughtering the garrison, as well as 4,000 residents
Sino-French WarBattle of Đồng ĐăngVietnam23 FebFrench victory over Qing Chinese forces
Battle of Hòa Mộc2 MarchFrench victory over Qing Chinese and Black Flag forces
Siege of Tuyên Quang24 Nov 1884 – 3 March 1885French victory
Battle of Bang Bo23–24 MarchChinese victory over French forces
Battle of Phu Lam Tao23 MarchQing Chinese and Black Flag victory over French forces
North-West RebellionBattle of Duck LakeCanada26 MarchDumont wins a victory for the Métis people
Battle of Fort Pitt2–15 AprilCree forces destroy Canadian fort
Battle of Fish Creek24 AprilMiddleton withdraws the Canadian force
Battle of Cut Knife2 MayCree and Assiniboine defeat Canadian force
Battle of Batoche5–12 MayMiddleton defeats Dumont
Geronimo's War and Apache WarsBattle of Devil's CreekUnited States22 May
North-West RebellionBattle of Frenchman's ButteCanada28 MayCree withstand Canadian assault
Battle of Loon Lake3 JuneCanadians defeat the Cree
Mahdist WarBattle of KufitEritrea23 SepRas Alula defeats an invading Mahdi army led by Digna
Serbo-Bulgarian WarBattle of SlivnitsaBulgaria5–7 Nov (OS)Bulgarians win the decisive engagement
Battle of PirotSerbia14–15 Nov (OS)Final battle of the Serbo-Bulgarian War
Apache WarsBattle of Little Dry CreekUnited States19 Dec
Mahdist WarBattle of GinnisSudan30 DecAnglo-Egyptian Army defeat Mahdist Sudanese warriors, effectively ending the First Sudan Campaign

1886-1890

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1886Menelik's InvasionsBattle of AzuleEthiopia6 SepRas Darge Sahle Selassie defeats a force of Arsi Oromo
Battle of HirnaOctEmirate of Harar troops led by Bakri Salih routs Abyssinian forces of Menelik II
1887Battle of Chelenqo9 JanNegus Menelik II routs the tiny Harari army of emir 'Abd-Allah II, leading to the conquest of Harar
Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889Battle of DogaliEritrea26 JanRas Alula annihilates an Italian battalion sent to relieve an Ethiopian siege of Sahati
1888Mahdist WarBattle of SuakinSudan20 DecBritish defeated the Mahdi forces near Suakin
1889Battle of Gallabat9–10 MarchOn the brink of victory, Emperor Yohannes IV is killed and his army defeated
1890First Franco-Dahomean WarBattle of AtchoukpaBenin20 AprilFrench forces defeat the Dahomean army near [[Porto-Novo]
Ghost Dance War, American Indian Wars, and Sioux WarsBattle of Wounded KneeUnited States29 DecSioux crushed in last Indian Wars battle

1891-1895

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1891
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Battle of MulaydaSaudi Arabia24 JanRashidi troops end the Second Saudi State
Chilean Civil War of 1891Battle of Pozo AlmonteChile6 March
Battle of Concón21 Aug
Battle of Placilla28 Aug
1893First Matabele WarBattle of BembesiZimbabwe1 Nov700 British troops defeat 10,000 Ndebele
1888–1893 Hazara uprisingsBattle of UruzganAfghanistanExpulsion of Uruzgani Hazaras
1894First Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Yalu RiverChina / North Korea17 SepJapanese fleet barely defeats Chinese
1895First Italo–Ethiopian WarBattle of CoatitEritrea13–14 JanAfter occupying Adwa, the Italians defeat a counterattack by Ras Mangesha Yohannes
Japanese invasion of TaiwanBattle of KeelungTaiwan2–3 June
Battle of Baguashan27 Aug
Battle of Yunlin-Chiayi1–2 Sep
Battle of Ciayi9 Oct
Battle of Chiatung11 Oct
Battle of Changhsing26 Nov
First Italo-Ethiopian WarBattle of Amba AlagiEritrea7 DecRas Makonnen Woldemikael leads the first Ethiopian counterstrike of the war to success

1896-1900

YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1896First Italo-Ethiopian WarSiege of Mek'eleEthiopia6–21 JanMenelik II's forces besiege the Italians at Mek'ele until the defenders receive permission allowing them to leave the town
Battle of Adowa1 MarchEthiopian soldiers under Emperor Menelik II defeat upon Italian troops
Philippine RevolutionBattle of CamaligPhilippines2 April
Battle of Tres de Abril3–8 April
Battle of CalambaMay
Battle of San Juan del Monte30 Aug
Battle of Novelta
Battle of San Francisco de Malabon31 Aug
Battle of Talisay12 Oct
Battle of Batangas23 Oct
Battle of Binakayan-Dalahican9–11 NovThe first major victory of the Philippine Revolutionary soldiers over Spanish colonial forces under Aguinaldo, Evangelista, Tirona and Montoya
Battle of Sambat15–16 Nov
1897Philippine RevolutionBattle of Zapote BridgePhilippines17 FebVictory for the Philippine Revolutionary forces by Aguinaldo and Evangelista; captures Zapote Bridge in Bacoor and defeats the Spanish colonial forces under Polavieja.
Greco-Turkish WarBattle of DömekeGreece18 April - 20 MayOttoman victory
Tirah CampaignBattle of SaragarhiPakistan12 SepBattle between twenty-one Sikhs of the Sikh Regiment of British India, defending an army post, and 10,000 Afghans
1898Spanish–American WarBattle of Manila BayPhilippines1 May
Battle of CárdenasCuba11 MaySpanish naval victory
Battle of CienfuegosUS forces cut two telegraph cables but fail to destroy a third due to Spanish intervention
Battle of San JuanPuerto Rico12 MayIndecisive battle
Philippine RevolutionBattle of AlapanPhilippines28 May
Spanish–American WarInvasion of Guantánamo BayCuba6–10 JuneUS commences its invasion of Cuba
Battle of GuamGuam20–21 JuneUS forces capture island, Spanish governor protests since he was unaware of the declaration of war
Battle of Las GuasimasCuba24 JuneFirst major land battle of the war
Battle of Tayacoba30 JuneUS forces barely able to rescue trapped reconnaissance force.
Battle of El Caney1 JulySpanish forces hold back Americans
Battle of San Juan HillRoosevelt storms the hill, American victory
Battle of Santiago de Cuba3 JulyAdmiral Cervera's Spanish fleet destroyed trying to escape blockading US fleet and reach reinforcements
Siege of Santiago3–18 JulyUS forces capture city but the outbreak of disease begins to take its toll on the Americans
Battle of Rio Manimani23 JulyUnsuccessful American landing attempt
Battle of YaucoPuerto Rico26 JulyAmerican victory despite desertions
Battle of Guayama5 AugAmerican push past Spanish snipers to take town.
Battle of Guamani9 AugAmerican victory
Battle of CoamoAmericans troops destroy the Spanish garrison at Coamo
Battle of Silva Heights10 AugSpanish forces retreat after US attack with cannons and gatling guns
Battle of Abonito Pass12 AugBattle interrupted by news of armistice
Philippine Revolution and Spanish–American WarBattle of ManilaPhilippines25 July – 15 AugUS and Filipino forces capture Manila Spanish
Mahdist WarBattle of OmdurmanSudan2 SepBritish under Kitchener ambushed by Sudanese Dervishes
1899Philippine–American WarBattle of ManilaPhilippines4–5 FebAmerican troops engage with the Philippine Army in the first battle of the war. After hard fighting, the Americans rout the Filipinos.
First Battle of Caloocan10 FebAmerican victory
Second Battle of Caloocan22–24 Feb
Battle of Balantang10 March
Battle of Marilao River27 MarchAmerican victory
Battle of Santa Cruz9–10 April
Battle of Pagsanjan11 AprilPhilippine forces routed by American sharpshooters and artillery
Battle of Paete12 AprilAmericans under Lawton defeat small Philippine force
Battle of Quingua23 April
Battle of Calumpit25–27 AprilAmerican victory
Battle of Zapote River13 June
Battle of Olongapo18–23 Sep
Second Boer WarBattle of KraaipanSouth Africa12 Oct
Boxer RebellionBattle of Senluo TempleChina18 Oct
Second Boer WarBattle of Talana HillSouth Africa20 OctBritish Pyrrhic victory over the Boers
Battle of Elandslaagte21 OctSuccessful British cavalry charge in bad weather
Thousand Days' WarBattle of a Thousand Days in ColombiaColombia24 OctColombian Liberals vs. Conservatives, Conservative victory
Second Boer WarBattle of LadysmithSouth Africa30 Oct
Philippine–American WarBattle of San JacintoPhilippines11 NovAmerican forces defeat Philippine Army under General Tinio
Second Boer WarBattle of BelmontSouth Africa23 Nov
Battle of Modder River28 NovBritish defeat Boers under Cronjé
Philippine–American WarBattle of Tirad PassPhilippines2 DecPhilippine Forces
Second Boer WarBattle of StormbergSouth Africa10 DecBoer victory
Battle of Magersfontein11 DecCronjé defeats British forces
Battle of Colenso15 DecBritish forces attacked while caught in a loop of a river, heavy casualties.
Philippine–American WarBattle of PayePhilippines19 DecPhilippine forces initially defeat American forces but are later defeated
1900Second Boer WarBattle of Spion KopSouth Africa24 JanBoer victory
Battle of Vaal Krantz5–7 Feb
Battle of Paardeberg18–27 FebBritish capture forces of Boer general Cronjé
Siege of Ladysmith2 Nov 1899 – 28 Feb 1900Unsuccessful Boer siege
Battle of Poplar Grove7 March
Battle of Sanna's Post31 MarchBritish forces caught in double-pronged Boer ambush
Battle of Boshof5 April
Philippine–American WarBattle of Cagayan de MisamisPhilippines7 April
Battle of Agusan Hill14 May
Second Boer WarSiege of MafekingSouth Africa13 Oct 1899 – 17 May 1900British forces withstand Boer siege
Philippine-American WarBattle of Makahambus HillPhilippines4 June
Second Boer WarBattle of Diamond HillSouth Africa11–12 JuneBritish Empire forces defeat Boers
Battle of Witpoort16 July
Thousand Days' WarBattle of Calidonia BridgePanama24–26 July
Boxer RebellionBattle of BeicangChina5 Aug
Battle of Yangcun6 Aug
Second Boer WarBattle of Elands RiverSouth Africa4–16 AugAustralian and Rhodesian forces defeat Boers
Philippine–American WarBattle of Pulang LupaPhilippines13 SepFilipino guerrillas ambush and defeat a US infantry column
Battle of Mabitac17 SepFilipino soldiers under General Cailles outmaneuver the 37th and 15th US infantry regiments
Boxer RebellionBattle of BeitangChina20 Sep
Second Boer WarBattle of BothavilleSouth Africa6 Nov
Battle of Leliefontein7 Nov
Battle of Nooitgedacht13 Dec

See also

References

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